TOLLIVER v. STATE

No. S00G1187.

546 S.E.2d 525 (2001)

273 Ga. 785

TOLLIVER v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

May 7, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garland, Samuel & Loeb, Donald F. Samuel, John R. Hasty, for appellant.

J. Tom Morgan, Dist. Atty., Kristen L. Wood, Jeanne M. Canavan, Asst. Dist. Attys., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Decatur, for appellee.


THOMPSON, Justice.

In this granted petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals, we are called upon to determine whether Miranda protections attached in the course of a crime scene investigation. We hold that where the accused was neither in custody nor so restrained as to equate to a formal arrest, any statements made to the investigating officer were made under noncustodial circumstances and Miranda warnings were not required.

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