Government of the Virgin Islands v. Rivera

MEMORANDUM OPINION

(April 17, 2003)

Before the Court is Defendant’s motion to suppress written and oral statements he made to two detectives and to suppress a weapon he gave to the detectives. Defendant asserts that the statements were coerced and made in the absence of an attorney, even though he had requested an attorney. The Government asserts that Defendant’s statements were voluntarily made to the detectives, even though Defendant was advised of his Constitutional Rights to counsel. Additionally, the two detectives that took Defendant’s statements assert that Defendant never requested an…