State v. Alvin

Dolliver, J. —

The facts of this case are undisputed. On May 27, 1984, defendant Kenneth Alvin assisted another individual in dismantling commercial laundry machines at an apartment building to steal the money they contained. The following day, Alvin gave a statement in which he implicated himself and his companion. In the statement, Alvin declared his age as 17 and date of birth as July 12, 1966.

Detective Rob Sofie, who obtained Alvin's statement, was assigned to the case on May 28, 1984. By June 4, 1984, Detective Sofie had received a written estimate of monetary loss for the damage to the…