Legal Opinion
Watts v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided April 30, 2002No. 2816003PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AGEE, Judge.
James Edward Watts (Watts) was convicted in a Roanoke City Circuit Court bench trial of forging a public document in violation of Code § 18.2-168. He was sentenced to serve a term of eight months incarceration. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in failing to suppress statements he made to sheriffs deputies while in custody. He alleges the statements were obtained in violation of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). For the following reasons, we affirm the decision of the trial court.
I. BACKGROUND
On January 28, 2000, Watts was arrested…
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