Wilkerson v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Dedrick Wilkerson was found guilty of second-degree rape, second-degree assault, and false imprisonment. While investigating the crime, Wilkerson was placed in flex cuffs in his home and questioned for several minutes by detectives before he was advised of his Miranda rights. At trial, Wilkerson moved to suppress both his pre-advisement and post-advisement statements made during the interrogation. The trial judge suppressed the pre-advisement statements, finding the interrogation was custodial, and denied the motion with respect to the post-advisement statements. The court of special appeals affirmed Wilkerson's conviction, concluding that the interrogating officers did not engage in the two-step or pre-advisement warning question-first tactics prohibited in Missouri v. Seibert but holding that Wilkerson preserved his Seibert argument for appellate review. In the interest of justice, the Court of Appeals concluded that the appropriate disposition of the case was a limited remand to the circuit court so the record could be more fully developed on the possible Seibert contention and the trial court could make the appropriate findings.
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