Legal Opinion

State v. Riggsbee

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided December 30, 2016No. COA16-498Published

1Opinion of the Court

ELMORE, Judge.

Reberta Lynn Riggsbee ("defendant") was found by a jury to be guilty of driving while impaired but appeals from the trial court's denial of her motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of an interrogation that she alleges violated her rights under Miranda v. Arizona , 384 U.S. 436, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). We affirm.

I. Background

On 28 December 2013 at approximately 11:30 p.m., Michael Riggsbee was in his apartment with his girlfriend, Heather Holder, when he heard defendant, his ex-wife as of March 2013, "hollering and screaming ... kicking at the door ... [and] beating on…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Howes v. FieldsSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  3. State v. LawrenceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2012
  4. State v. BuchananSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2001
  5. State v. GarciaSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2004

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