People v. Vasila

Opinion

CORRIGAN, J.

Defendant was convicted of possession and cultivation of marijuana and possession of illegal firearms. He argues the guns were recovered as fruit of a coerced confession and, thus, should have been suppressed. We agree and reverse the firearms convictions.

Statement of Facts

Based upon information from defendant’s estranged wife, Sheriff’s Detective Smiley obtained a warrant to search for illegal guns at defendant’s 200-acre farm. At approximately 8 a.m. on October 4, 1992, Smiley arrested defendant in downtown Bloomfield, informed him of his Miranda rights, and took him back…