People v. Wood

MARTINEZ, Justice.

This case comes before the court on an interlocutory appeal from the trial court, pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1. The People challenge an order of the trial court suppressing statements made by the defendant on the day of his arrest. The trial court suppressed the statements for being involuntary and for violating the defendant’s rights under Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). We find that the statements were made voluntarily but that many of the statements were obtained in violation of Miranda’s procedural safeguards. We affirm the order of the…