State v. E.W.

The State appeals the trial court’s non-final order granting E.W.’s motion to suppress his statements made during a police interview. We reverse.

E.W. was charged with grand theft. He moved to suppress his recorded statements made to a detective who was investigating allegations of a theft. The trial court conducted an evidentiary hearing on the motion where the following facts were adduced.

The detective responsible for investigating the crime contacted E.W.’s mother and informed her of the allegations against her son. He asked her if E.W. would come in to speak with the police and told her…