Miranda Warnings – Motion to Suppress

By: Derek Hawkins//June 10, 2020//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. D.R.C.,

Case No.: 2019AP1155

Officials: NEUBAUER, C.J.

Focus: Miranda Warnings – Motion to Suppress

D.R.C. appeals from a dispositional order finding him delinquent for operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent, and he challenges the denial of his motion to suppress statements he made to police. D.R.C. was stopped and questioned by police after he fled the scene of a car accident. We conclude that when D.R.C. made the statements, he was not in custody requiring Miranda warnings, but was instead subject to an investigatory stop while the police investigated a serious car crash. We therefore affirm.

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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