Amanda Bean was arrested for theft from a local store. She w…
Amanda Bean was arrested for theft from a local store. She was taken to the police station for booking and processing into the jail pending a bail hearing. Officer Frericks is the processing officer at the jail. He is nearing retirement and no longer goes on street patrol. His sole job is to take fingerprints and booking photographs. Officer Frericks brought Amanda into the processing room to take her fingerprints and her booking photograph. As he was taking her fingerprints he asked Amanda what she had done to get arrested. Amanda told him that she had stolen clothing from the store. At trial, Amanda’s statement should be: