People v. Quintero-Amador

T 1 In this interlocutory appeal, the People challenge an order suppressing at retrial the testimony given by defendant, Ivan Quinte-ro-Amador, at his first trial. We conclude that the court erred in suppressing this evidence because (1) Quintero-Amador knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his Fifth Amendment rights when he testified at his first trial and (2) his trial counsel's ineffective assistance did not directly affect his prior testimony, thus precluding a finding that the admission of this testimony would violate his Sixth Amendment rights. Accordingly, we reverse the…