State v. Bordeaux

BEASLEY, Judge.

The State appeals from a trial court order suppressing Defendant's confession and concluding that the confession was made involuntarily. Because the confession was indeed involuntary, we affirm.

On 12 November 2008, a Hardees restaurant in Wilmington, North Carolina was robbed. During the robbery “each victim was kidnapped, robbed of their personal property . . . and . . . stuffed in a cooler until police arrived.” Police officers, arriving in response to the robbery, were able to apprehend suspect Jaqula Banks at the scene. During an interview with police, Banks implicated…