People v. Barrios

JUSTICE BOATRIGHT delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶1 In this interlocutory appeal, the People assert that the trial court erred in suppressing statements of the juvenile defendant, Dominic Barrios. 1 At issue is whether the police sufficiently advised Barrios and his legal *1220 guardian of his rights before he waived his Miranda rights and agreed to talk to the police, and whether his waiver was reliable under the totality of the circumstances. The trial court found that the prosecution failed to establish a reliable Miranda waiver for Barrios under section 19-2-511, C.R.S. (2018), and it…