Opinion ID: 1330748
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Heading: McLAUGHLIN'S STATEMENTS

Text: McLaughlin moved at trial to suppress any statements made to the police. At the suppression hearing, Officer Owens testified that McLaughlin was given his Miranda rights (1) when arrested, (2) at the police station, and (3) when the drugs were discovered in the toolbox. He further testified that McLaughlin understood and waived these rights. The trial judge denied the motion, but made no specific ruling as to the voluntariness of the statements. McLaughlin now argues that the statements should have been suppressed, because they were fruit of an illegal arrest and because the trial judge failed to make an explicit ruling concerning Miranda. We disagree. Our finding, above, that the stop and`subsequent arrest of McLaughlin were legal negates any argument that the statements were tainted. Moreover, the trial judge's general ruling that the statements were admissible does not constitute reversible error. McLaughlin's failure to request a more explicit ruling constitutes a waiver to any objection to the judge's general ruling. State v. Bailey, 298 S.C. 1, 377 S.E. (2d) 581 (1989). Finally, since the record supports the judge's implicit ruling that McLaughlin's Miranda rights were voluntarily waived, the failure to make a more detailed ruling is harmless. McLaughlin's remaining exceptions are affirmed pursuant to Rule 23 and the following authorities: Exceptions 20-28: State v. Logan, 279 S.C. 345, 306 S.E. (2d) 622 (1983) (defendant cannot take advantage of error he contributed to at trial); State v. Roper, 274 S.C. 14, 260 S.E. (2d) 705 (1979) (reviewing court cannot consider error in exclusion of testimony unless the record shows what the rejected testimony would be); State v. Meyers, 262 S.C. 222, 203 S.E. (2d) 678 (1974) (appellant cannot change grounds for objection on appeal); Exceptions 29-31, 58-62: Anderson v. Charles, 447 U.S. 404, 100 S.Ct. 2180, 65 L.Ed. (2d) 222 (1980); State v. Caldwell, 300 S.C. 494, 388 S.E. (2d) 816 (1990) (juror competency is within discretion of the trial judge); State v. Dawkins, 297 S.C. 386, 377 S.E. (2d) 298 (1989); State v. Prince, 279 S.C. 30, 301 S.E. (2d) 471 (1983); Exceptions 32-36, 44-49, 56-57; State v. Sullivan, 277 S.C. 35, 282 S.E. (2d) 838 (1981) (exceptions not argued in brief are deemed abandoned). Affirmed. GREGORY, C.J., and HARWELL, FINNEY and TOAL, JJ., concur.