State v. Maciel
Annotate this CasePolice officers detained Defendant, who was sitting on a curb outside a vacant building, and questioned him about a suspected burglary. Defendant admitted to the burglary and was arrested. Before his trial, Defendant moved to suppress his statements to the police because they were not preceded by the warnings required by Miranda v. Arizona. The trial court denied the motion, concluding that when Defendant was questioned he was not in custody for Miranda purposes. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Defendant’s statements were admissible because he was not in custody for Miranda purposes when he made them.
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