State v. Mathiason

Defendant, having been convicted of burglary in the first degree, contends that the court erred in overruling defendant’s motion to suppress his statements to the police because his original admission was the result of custodial interrogation not preceded by advice of his Miranda rights. We find no error.

Defendant came voluntarily to the police station at the request of the state trooper. He was free to leave at any time. The mere fact that a suspect is questioned in a police station or in a police ear does not necessarily mean that he is being subjected to custodial interrogation. Freije v.…