Commonwealth v. Martinez

By Judge Victor V. Ludwig

The defendant, Robert Tyler Anthony Martinez, moves this Court to suppress any statements or purported confessions that he made to the investigating officers on August 8 and August 9, 2013. The first occurred in the kitchen of Martinez’s home, with members of his family present; the second occurred in an interrogation room at the Office of the Sheriff of Augusta County after the investigator had advised Martinez of his Miranda rights.

With respect to the first interrogation, Martinez argues that he was in custody and that his admissions were not voluntarily made. With…