Criminal – Miranda Warnings – Custody – Gun In Car

By Deborah Elkins
Published: November 10, 2008

The Supreme Court of Virginia reverses a Court of Appeals judgment upholding a defendant’s conviction of weapon possession because, contrary to the lower court ruling, defendant was in custody and should have received Miranda warnings when an officer questioned him regarding the presence of a weapon in the vehicle. We disagree with the Court of Appeals ...

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