Legal Opinion
People v. Cowart
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 13, 2010No. 10SA214PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Martinez
In this interlocutory appeal filed pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1, the People challenge the trial court's suppression of statements made by the defendant Tommy Cowart. The trial court found that, for the purposes of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 LEd.2d 694 (1966), Cowart was in custody during a pre-arrest interview at his home on the night of August 29, 2009. Because the lead investigator, Marshal Sean Daniels, failed to adequately advise the defendant of his Miranda rights prior to formal arrest, the court suppressed all statements made during the pre-arrest interview. The…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Yarborough v. AlvaradoSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Stansbury v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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