Taylor

In this case, we consider when law enforcement officers are required to give Miranda warnings to a suspect whom they have detained pursuant to an “investigative stop.” We conclude that where defendant was detained by at least four sheriff’s officers, several patrol cars and a helicop ter, and was held at gunpoint, Miranda warnings were required before an officer showed defendant suspicious items of property to find out whether the items belonged to him.

Factual and Procedural Background

On the evening of March 17, 1983, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Detective Charles Long was positioned in a marked patrol unit in the vicinity of 28th and Q streets on a residential “stake out.” Jessie Taylor, described by the officer only as a “white man” who was a “wanted person,” was the subject of the surveillance.

When Detective Long observed a vehicle, driven by a White male, leave the Taylor residence, Long followed the vehicle, believing the driver to be Jessie Taylor. The vehicle soon accelerated to a high rate of speed. In response, Detective Long activated the patrol car’s red light and siren and “advised radio” of the pursuit. Long obtained assistance from other patrol cars and…