State v. Schultz

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

This is an appeal filed by the State from the district court’s suppression ruling in favor of defendant Ryan Michael Schultz. On petition for review from a Court of Appeals’ decision affirming the district court in State v. Schultz, No. 98,727, unpublished opinion filed March 14, 2008, we must decide whether Schultz was subjected to a custodial interrogation while in his own apartment and, if so, whether statements made and physical evidence discovered as a result of that interrogation must be excluded.

Factual and Procedural Background

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