People v. Hutton

The People, pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1, appeal the district court’s ruling, in People v. Hutton, No. 91CR747, suppressing a statement given by the defendant to a polygraph examiner. Although the district court concluded that the defendant waived his Miranda 1 rights and voluntarily gave statements prior to the polygraph examination, the court concluded that the defendant’s statement, made after the test in response to the examiner’s expressed belief that the defendant had lied, was not voluntary. The court’s reasoning was based upon a finding that, while there had been no coercion, the examiner’s…