Legal Opinion
State v. Chavarria-Cruz
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 30, 2010No. A08-1036PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAGNUSON, Chief Justice.
José Miguel Chavarria-Cruz was convicted of second-degree intentional murder for the benefit of a gang. Chavarria-Cruz confessed to the crime during a custodial interrogation. At his trial, he argued that *358the confession was obtained in violation of his right to have an attorney present during questioning and moved to have the confession excluded from evidence. The district court denied the motion and admitted the confession, crediting the interrogating officer’s testimony that he did not recall hearing Chavarria-Cruz’s attempt to invoke his right to counsel. The…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Thompson v. KeohaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. VueSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2011
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- State v. OrtegaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2011
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