State v. Inman

The sole question presented for decision is: Did the trial court err in holding that defendant had been fully apprised of his constitutional rights and that his statements to officers were made voluntarily and with understanding?

The case of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S. Ct. 1602, relates to cases tried after 13 June 1966. The trial of this case commenced at the July Session 1966 of Haywood Superior Court. The Miranda case spelled out certain “safeguards” to be used in the interrogatory process. “These safeguards were stated to be (1) advice in unequivocal terms that the prisoner has…