State v. Hyatt

OPINION

WOZNIAK, Judge.

Russell Hyatt was charged with first degree murder in the death of Nicole Davis. At an evidentiary hearing, the trial court ordered that some of Hyatt’s statements to the police were admissible, while others were not. The court also, over the prosecutor’s objection, accepted Hyatt’s plea of guilty to second degree murder. The State appeals, claiming the trial court erred in accepting the plea and in suppressing certain of Hyatt’s statements. Hyatt appeals from the order admitting certain of his other statements. We affirm the trial court’s acceptance of the guilty plea.

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