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Tolliver v. State

Citations

  • 546 S.E.2d 525
  • 273 Ga. 785

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding no Miranda violation where an officer responding to a report of shots fired engaged in a general on-the-scene questioning of the driver before taking the driver to the police station for formal interrogation
  • finding no Miranda violation where an officer responding to a report of shots fired engaged in a general on-the-scene questioning of the driver before taking the driver to the police station for formal interrogation
  • “Miranda protections adhere when an individual is (1) formally arrested or (2) restrained to the degree associated with a formal arrest.” (citing Stansbury v. California, 511 U.S. 318 (114 SCt 1526, 128 LE2d 293) (1994)
  • Miranda warnings not required for routine questioning of witnesses briefly detained at crime scene
  • “[A] law enforcement officer coming upon the scene of suspected criminal activity will conduct a general on-the-scene investigation and may detain temporarily anyone at the scene. Such detentions do not trigger the requirements of Miranda v. Arizona.” (punctuation omitted)
  • “[A] law enforcement officer coming upon the scene of suspected criminal activity will conduct a general on-the-scene investigation and may detain temporarily anyone at the scene. Such detentions do not trigger the requirements of Miranda v. Arizona.” (punctuation omitted)

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Judges: Thompson

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