State v. Santillan

DIETZ, Judge.

Defendant Jonathan Santillan appeals his convictions and sentences stemming from a gang-related home invasion in which Santillan and others murdered an innocent working couple. The victims lived in a home once occupied by a rival gang member who was the intended target. Santillan was fifteen years old at the time of the crime.

As explained below, the trial court's order denying Santillan's motion to suppress fails to address a key underlying fact: that a law enforcement officer communicated with Santillan between the time Santillan invoked his right to counsel and the time he…