People v. Platt

In this interlocutory appeal, pursuant to section 16-12-102(2), 6 C.R.S. (2002), and C.A.R. 4.1, the prosecution challenges an order of the Denver County District Court granting defendant Bruce Platt's motion to suppress his oral and written statements to the police. With regard to all three statements, the trial court ruled that, as a result of Platt's drug usage, he did not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waive his Miranda rights. We reverse the trial court's suppression order with regard to all of his statements to the police.

The trial court failed to evaluate the totality of the…