Legal Opinion
People v. Knedler
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 28, 2014No. Supreme Court Case No. 13SA292PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hood
1[ 1 In this interlocutory appeal, the People seek reversal of the trial court's order suppressing videotaped statements made by defendant Jeffrey Knedler after he signed a written waiver of his Miranda rights. Based on Knedler's extremely high BAC1 at the time of his waiver, the trial court found the waiver invalid. Because Knedler's waiver was nonetheless knowing and intelligent, we reverse the suppression order.
*244I. Facts and Procedural History
1 2 Police officers arrested Jeffrey Knedler for allegedly assaulting two people. Knedler and the victims sometimes lived under a bridge on East Iliff…
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