In re Felix I.
Felix I. appeals from the judgment finding true the allegations of a delinquency petition filed under Welfare and Institutions Code section 602. He contends incriminating statements he made to a police officer were obtained in violation of Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436 (Miranda). We agree Felix was in custody for Miranda purposes when questioned by the officer in the field, and therefore his unMirandized statements should have been excluded. However, his statements made after his arrest, and after he was given and waived his Miranda rights, were not the product of a deliberate two-step interrogation in violation of Missouri v. Seibert (2004) 542 U.S. 600, 612 (Seibert), and were properly admitted. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment.
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