Opinion ID: 1675688
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Admission of Cope's Third Statement

Text: The third point concerns the admission of Cope's third statement, given after he had taken a polygraph examination. Miranda warnings had been given twice previously, once just prior to the polygraph. However, the warnings were not repeated immediately following the test and Cope maintains this omission fatally taints the statement. We disagree. There is no requirement that the Miranda warnings, when properly given, must be repeated in each instance. Cope had twice been given the warnings, professed his understanding of them and gave his third statement shortly after the second warnings. Wyrick v. Fields, 459 U.S. 42, 103 S.Ct. 394, 74 L.Ed.2d 214 (1982). The argument that the language of the statement is dubious was not made to the trial court and the argument that Cope did not understand his rights is refuted by the record, which we have reviewed independently on appeal. Williamson v. State, 277 Ark. 52, 639 S.W.2d 55 (1982).