State v. Kennedy

OPINION

HOWARD, Chief Judge.

The state appeals from the granting of appellees’ motion to suppress certain statements made by appellees just prior to the time they were arrested for attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

The record shows that appellees had hired a former employee, Leo Beisler, to murder their partner, Tony Rodriquez, so that they could gain complete ownership of the partnership business, Kenler Pest Control. The plan was that Beisler was to use a ruse to gain entrance to the Rodriguez residence where he was to murder both Rodriguez and his wife.

Beisler contacted an…