Court Opinion

ID: 9712801
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 05:00:22.187988+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:23:14.472100
License: Public Domain

DeBRULER, Justice,
concurring.
Defendant was arrested and removed from his car by Sheriff Conrad of Fountain County. He was given a complete advisement of rights at the time but was not questioned. He was transported to the parking lot of Warren County jail where an F.B.I. agent directed that no questions be asked of defendant. A radio broadcast was received that other officials were in search of some money taken in the robbery. At this point defendant volunteered that he knew where a bag of money was. The Sheriff became alarmed and read the Miranda rights again to defendant as an admonishment to remain silent. Defendant was driven then to the Fountain County jail. Enroute, he told the Sheriff to drive through (Ghost Hollow and that they would find a bag of money there. Under a tree there, evidence of the robbery was found. Upon arriving at the Fountain County jail, defendant was booked on charges of drunken driving and fleeing a police officer. He was read his rights and signed a written waiver and consented to take a breathalyzer test. The test was taken at around 6:00 p.m. At 10:00 p.m. defendant was subjected to the formal interrogation by Kesterson and Goodwin which commenced with three minutes of questioning regarding defendant's name, address, and prior convictions, before Miranda advisements were again given and defendant signed the express written waiver. Given this state of affairs, it is evident to me that by that time defendant had been properly advised of his rights at least twice and had relinquished those rights and volunteered the equivalent of a confession. Therefore at the formal interrogation there was no impingement upon rights secured by Miranda. °
PIVARNIK, J., concurs.