Brown v. State

STEELE, Chief Justice:

Defendant-appellant, Andrew Brown, confessed that he murdered Steven Cleveland to New York Police Department officers (the “NYPD statement”). Brown confessed while NYPD officers transported him between stations in Brooklyn, New York after an unconstitutional interrogation by Wilmington police officers. At trial, Brown moved to suppress the initial interrogation conducted by the Wilmington police officers based on violations of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, which the State conceded. Brown further sought suppression of the later NYPD statement as “fruit” of the…