State v. Diaz

The State appeals the granting of defendant’s motion to suppress evidence seized by the police, as well as confessions, admissions, and statements made following his arrest. We reverse.

Two police officers were dispatched to investigate a possible drug transaction taking place in defendant’s apartment. The defendant answered the door. Because the defendant did not speak English, a Spanish-speaking officer interpreted the conversation. The officers asked if anyone else was in the apartment, and the defendant answered that his wife and children were. The defendant then asked if the officers…