Opinion ID: 1774325
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Maguire, et al.

Text: The facts in Maguire's case are almost identical to those presented in Hourigan's case. Maguire was also required to recite the alphabet and count backwards after she had been pulled over in a routine traffic stop. She entered a conditional guilty plea and appealed to the Fayette Circuit Court which reversed her conviction, determining that the questions asked during the traffic stop were in violation of Miranda as they were done while Maguire was in custody. Ultimately, the Court of Appeals affirmed the Fayette Circuit Court, in a 2-1 unpublished opinion, holding that Miranda warnings must be given to a DUI suspect prior to administration of field sobriety tests requiring verbal statements such as those in which the suspect is asked to count backwards or to recite a portion of the alphabet. The court premised its decision on Section 11 of the Kentucky Constitution and found as persuasive a similar holding by the Florida Supreme Court in Allred v. State, 622 So.2d 984 (Fla.1993). While the Commonwealth filed the motion seeking discretionary review, Marcum and Maguire agreed with this motion that discretionary review should be granted.