State v. Bunting

OPINION

BILLINGS, Associate Presiding Judge:

¶ 1 Defendant Michael Bunting appeals from a conditional guilty plea to Child Abuse Homicide, a second degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-208 (Supp. 2000). Defendant maintains the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress incriminating statements he made during an interview with Salt Lake County detectives. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In reviewing the denial of Defendant’s motion to suppress, “we recite the facts in a light most favorable to the trial court’s findings.” State v. Tetmyer, 947 P.2d 1157, 1158 (Utah Ct.App.1997).…