Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Wilkins

Augusta County Circuit Court

Decided April 19, 2010No. Case No. CR09000388-00Published

1Opinion of the Court

By Judge Victor V. Ludwig

This matter comes before the Court on the Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Confession. Defendant, Timothy Wilkins, moves the Court to exclude from evidence at trial any statements made by him at the time of his apprehension and arrest. Specifically, Wilkins seeks to exclude post-Miranda statements which he made during video-recorded questioning following his arrest on the grounds that the statements were not voluntarily made. On April 16, 2010, the Court heard arguments on the matter and viewed the taped statements at issue. After carefully considering the Defendant’s…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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