P. v. Farmer CA4/3
Appellant Thomas Austin Farmer, Jr., was convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse. His sole contention on appeal is that his pretrial statements to the police should have been excluded from his trial because they were obtained in violation of Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436 (Miranda). Although appellant’s statements were elicited at a police station, he arrived there on his own and was repeatedly informed he was not under arrest and free to leave at any time. Under these circumstances, we conclude appellant was not in custody for Miranda purposes when he was interviewed. Therefore, his statements were properly admitted into evidence, and we affirm the judgment against him.
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