Cowan v. United States

ROGERS, Associate Judge:

Appellant was charged with rape, D.C. Code § 22-2801 (1981), carnal knowledge, id., indecent liberties with a minor child, id. § 22-3501(a), enticing a minor child, id. § 22-3501(b), and attempted rape. Id. §§ 22-103, -2801. He filed a pretrial motion to suppress four incriminating statements that he made to the police. The trial court suppressed only his first statement. On appeal he contends first, that his later statements, stemmed from his first statement and that the subsequent advice of his rights under Miranda 1 was insufficient to assure that he voluntarily…