Lewis v. State

BLOODWORTH, Justice.

This case comes to us by way of petition for writ of certiorari which we granted to review the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals in 57 Ala.App. 545, 329 So.2d 596, 1 Div. 553.

We perceive the question presented to us by this case to be:

“Is it reversible error for a trial judge (who has already determined the admissibility of a confession or inculpatory statement en camera) to permit the statement to be presented to the jury, over defendant’s objection, without first requiring the state to lay the ‘Miranda’1 and ‘voluntariness’ predicates before the jury?”

We answer…