Legal Opinion
State v. Brann
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 19, 1999PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDana, J.
[¶ 1] Christopher Brann appeals from a judgment of conviction of operating under the influence entered on a conditional guilty plea in the Superior Court (Kenne-bec County, Studstrwp, J.). On appeal, Brann contends that the District Court (Augusta, Perry, J.) erred in denying his motion to suppress. Because we agree with Brann that a statement he made to the police before a Miranda warning was administered should have been suppressed, we vacate the judgment.
[¶ 2] At the suppression hearing, Officer Marcus Niedner of the Hallowell Police Department testified as follows: On May 15, 1997, he was…
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