Legal Opinion

People v. Liggett

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided September 22, 2014No. Supreme Court Case 14SA88PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boatright

{ 1 In this interlocutory appeal pursuant to CAR. 4.1, we consider whether the trial court should have suppressed statements that Defendant-Appellee Mr. Ari Liggett made to investigators during an interview on October 17, 2012. The trial court suppressed the majority of the statements that Liggett made during this interview because it found that they were involuntary. We, however, hold that, when considering the totality of the cireumstances, the investigators never overbore Liggett's will, and thus his statements were voluntary. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court's suppression order and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. RaffaelliSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  2. Effland v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2010
  3. People v. ParadaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
  4. People v. QuintanaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
  5. People v. RamadonSupreme Court of Colorado · 2013

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3Cited by4 opinions

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