Legal Opinion
People v. Ferguson
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 22, 2010No. 09SA375PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rice
In this interlocutory appeal pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1, we review a Mesa County District Court order suppressing evidence obtained from a police interrogation of the defendant-appellee Lance Ferguson. We find that the trial court erred in suppressing the evidence because Ferguson made a voluntary, knowing, and intelligent waiver of his Miranda rights prior to the interrogation. We therefore reverse the trial court's order.
I. Facts and Procedural History
On the night of November 12, 2008, an officer on patrol observed a white Isuzu driving with expired license tags. After the officer pulled over…
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