State v. Pounds

Bryon C. Pounds appeals from a judgment convicting him of possessing a short-barreled shotgun contrary to sec. 941.28(l)(c), Stats. He contends that the shotgun and his inculpatory statements should have been suppressed. We address two main issues. The first issue is whether Pounds was entitled to a Miranda 1 warning in the context of a Terry-type 2 investigatory stop, when he was handcuffed at gunpoint and transported to the scene of the questioning by a state patrolman. The second major issue is whether we may use a harmless error analysis in the context of a sec. 971.31(10), Stats.,…