State v. Tiedemann

DURHAM, Chief Justice:

INTRODUCTION

T1 Edgar Tiedemann is charged with three counts of murder, a first degree felony. This court granted Tiedemann's petition for interlocutory appeal from two pretrial orders. First, he appealed the pretrial order denying his motion to suppress statements allegedly obtained in violation of the state and federal constitutions and Miranda v. Arizona, 884 U.S. 486, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). Second, Tiedemann appealed the order denying his motion to dismiss based on the State's destruction of potentially exculpatory evidence.

BACKGROUND

T2 The State…