State v. Koopman

Synthia Koopman appeals her conviction on charges of first and third degree rape of a child, third degree child molestation and unlawful imprisonment contending the court erred in denying her motion to suppress postarrest confessions.

Wyoming State Patrol Trooper Debra Sommerfeldt was patrolling Interstate 25 near Cheyenne when she saw a Nissan Sentra with Washington license plates pick up a hitchhiker on the interstate ramp. She called the license number in to radio dispatch and 2 minutes later received a reply indicating the car was connected with the disappearance of a Washington juvenile…