Legal Opinion

People v. Begay

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided May 27, 2014No. Supreme Court Case No. 14SA18PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hood

1 In this interlocutory appeal, the People challenge the trial court's order suppressing statements made by defendant Bradley Be-gay in response to police questioning without a Mirando advisement. Because the trial court conflated the standards governing seizure under the Fourth Amendment and custody under the Fifth Amendment, we reverse.

I. Facts and Procedural History

T2 At approximately 10:80 p.m. on September 6, 2013, police officers responded to reports that a man called "Rabbit" tried to strangle two people in what is known as "Aids Park" in Boulder. The victims were familiar with their…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. California v. BehelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. People v. MathenySupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
  5. People v. ThiretSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. People v. ClineSupreme Court of Colorado · 2019
  2. People v. GarciaSupreme Court of Colorado · 2017
  3. People v. SamsponSupreme Court of Colorado · 2017
  4. People v. N.A.S.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2014
  5. v. WakefieldColorado Court of Appeals · 2018

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