State v. Munoz

Dillard, Judge.

The State appeals the trial court’s order suppressing Miguel Munoz’s custodial statement,1 arguing that the trial court erred in finding that it was not freely and voluntarily given. For the reasons set forth infra, we agree and reverse.

The facts pertinent to this appeal are undisputed. In December 2011, a detective with the Alpharetta Police Department began investigating a report filed by 15-year-oldP. G.’s mother that P. G. had been forcibly raped2 by 21-year-old Munoz after P. G. and several friends consumed alcohol at Munoz’s apartment. After interviewing P. G. and several…