Opinion ID: 1735912
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Heading: The court erred in failing to suppress the confession of the defendant.

Text: Officer Saxton testified that he gave Searcy the Miranda warnings when he first entered the suspect's house with a search warrant. Shortly thereafter at headquarters, where the investigation continued, a radio operator typed out the warnings; they were read to the suspect and in turn he read them; thereupon he affixed his signature. All that procedure was prior to any questioning. Searcy admitted being given a part, but not all, of the Miranda warnings at his home. He also admitted signing the waiver prepared by the radio operator but denies knowing the contents. The trial court, after a full Denno hearing, ruled the signed confession admissible. We have evaluated the court's findings and made an independent determination of the issue of voluntariness in accordance with the procedure explained in Harris v. State, 244 Ark. 314, 425 S.W.2d 293 (1968). We do not disturb the trial court's finding.