STATE v. LaFOUNTAIN

No. 84-408.

499 A.2d 796 (1985)

STATE of Vermont v. Bernard LaFOUNTAIN.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

August 2, 1985.


Defendant has squarely raised a question of first impression: Is a "jailhouse interrogation" presumptively custodial under the provisions of the Vermont Constitution, ch. I, art. 10, thereby requiring prophylactic "Miranda warnings" by police officials?

Neither party, however, has presented any substantive analysis or argument on this question. This constitutes inadequate briefing, and we decline to address the state constitutional question presented in this...

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