State v. Fuente

THOMAS, Judge.

Steven Fuente was convicted in a court-tried case of possessing more than 35 grams of marijuana and was sentenced to four years imprisonment. He appealed, arguing that the trial court erred when it overruled his motion to suppress statements at the Calla-way County Jail and evidence obtained by the highway patrol troopers. The Court of Appeals, Western District, reversed and remanded for a new trial, holding that the statements were taken in violation of Fuente’s fifth amendment right to silence. Both parties now appeal to this Court. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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