Outlaw v. State

Summary

The court affirmed Outlaw's convictions, holding that cell-site location information obtained under the Stored Communications Act was admissible under good-faith exceptions to the exclusionary rule. It also held that statements recorded during Outlaw's jail meeting with his girlfriend did not require Miranda warnings and were not compelled, because he did not know she was acting for the State and was not in custody for Miranda purposes. Finally, the court rejected his ineffective-assistance claim because counsel's decision to pursue an all-or-nothing defense rather than request a voluntary-manslaughter instruction was reasonable trial strategy.