Legal Opinion
People v. Valdez
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 7, 1998No. 98SA214PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rice
The prosecution brought this interlocutory appeal pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1 to challenge a district court order suppressing statements made by the defendant, Dennis Valdez, during a custodial interrogation by two police officers. The district court held that, under the totality of the circumstances, the defendant’s statements were involuntary. We reverse the order of suppression.
I
The defendant is charged with two counts of sexual assault on a child in violation of section 18-3-405, 6 C.R.S. (1998), and one count of enticement of a child in violation of section 18-3-305, 6 C.R.S. (1998). On…
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