Buster v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice NOBLE.

Appellant Patricia Buster entered a conditional guilty plea to four counts of complicity to first-degree rape. Appellant’s conditional guilty plea preserved her right to appeal the adverse ruling of the trial court on her motion to suppress her written confession. This Court finds that Appellant did not voluntarily waive her Miranda rights, and therefore the trial court’s denial of the motion to suppress is reversed. Appellant’s conviction is vacated and this case is remanded to the trial court so that the Appellant can withdraw her guilty plea.

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