Commonwealth v. LaFleur

The defendant sought to suppress statements he made to a police officer while he was strapped to a stretcher and receiving medical assistance. The District Court judge allowed the motion to suppress concluding that the defendant, who had *547not been given Miranda warnings, was in custody when he made the statements. We reverse.

The judge found the following facts, none of which is alleged to be clearly erroneous: Police Officer Stephen Joy was dispatched to the scene of a two-car accident where he observed the defendant seated in the driver’s seat of one of the cars. The officer noted that the…