State v. Garcia

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

The district court suppressed evidence obtained from a search of défendant’s vehicle and statements the defendant made after he was issued a Warning ticket, released from custody, and then ágáift detained by the ófiftcer. The State’s interlocutory appeal claims a lack of substantial competent evidence in support of the trial court’s rulings that (1) there was an illegal seizure of the defendant, (2) defendant’s consent to a search of his vehicle was not voluntary, and (3) defendant’s statements were not voluntary. In a 2-1 decision, the…