§ 8.10 Miranda Warnings

LibraryIllinois DUI and Traffic-Related Decisions (2016 Ed.)

§ 8.10 Miranda Warnings

People v. Bates, 169 Ill. App. 3d 218, 523 N.E.2d 675, 119 Ill. Dec. 919 (5th Dist. 1988). After an automobile accident, defendant was transferred to a hospital for medical treatment. A trooper went to the hospital and asked defendant what had happened without giving the Miranda warnings. The statements were properly admitted since defendant was not under arrest. The questions were not accusatory, but ones of general inquiry, and the answers were merely the product of a routine...

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