Mwangi v. State

MlKELL, Presiding Judge.

Following a stipulated bench trial, Bernard Ndungu Mwangi appeals from his convictions for theft by taking, burglary, entering an automobile with intent to commit theft, and forgery. He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motions to suppress evidence seized and statements made to police both before and after his incarceration. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

In reviewing a trial court’s ruling denying a motion to suppress, the following three principles apply: First, when a motion to suppress is heard by the trial judge, that judge sits as the…