Legal Opinion
People v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 15, 1983No. 83SA379PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEIGHBORS, Justice.
This is an interlocutory appeal under C.A.R. 4.1. The People challenge the trial court’s order suppressing one of two confessions made by the defendant. We reverse and remand with directions to make findings of fact and conclusions of law on the issues of custody and voluntariness.
I
The defendant is charged in an information filed in the District Court for Weld County with one count of second-degree burglary1 and one count of felony theft.2 The People allege that the defendant entered the residence of Richard Sheetz located in Erie, Colorado and stole a Smith & Wesson .38…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by41 opinions
- People v. ThiretSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
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