State v. Overby

Jordan, Chief Justice.

We held in Shy v. State, 234 Ga. 816, 818 (1) (218 SE2d 599) (1975), and again in Aldridge v. State, 247 Ga. 142, 144 (2) (274 SE2d 525) (1981), that upon their arrival at the scene of a suspected crime, and without first administering Miranda warnings, police officers may make an initial inquiry solely for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not there currently is any danger to them or to other persons who are present at the scene. The questioning must not be “aimed at obtaining information to establish a suspect’s guilt.” 247 Ga. at 144. In both Shy and Aldridge, we…