Legal Opinion
State v. Trochez-Jimenez
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 11, 2013No. 67158-8-IPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAppelwick, J.
¶1 — Trochez-Jimenez seeks reversal of his conviction for second degree murder while armed with a firearm. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to suppress his statements to King County detectives in Canada after waiving his Miranda1 rights, when he had previously invoked his right to counsel under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.2 We affirm.
FACTS
¶2 This appeal arises from Cesar Trochez-Jimenez’s conviction for second degree murder of Mario Batiz-Castillo. Batiz-Castillo was involved in a months-long affair with Trochez-Jimenez’s then girl friend,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- McNeil v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Arizona v. RobersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- State v. ArmentaWashington Supreme Court · 1997
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. Trochez-JimenezWashington Supreme Court · 2014
- State v. Trochez-JimenezWashington Supreme Court · 2014