custodial interrogation
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Colorado Supreme Court rebuffs inadequate challenge from DA’s office to trial judge’s order
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday refused to overturn a Fremont County judge’s order barring prosecutors from using a defendant’s statements at his trial, citing the district attorney’s office’s failure to address one of the key legal issues. The 6-1 decision marked the second time in two weeks the state’s highest court shot down an…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear 2 criminal cases, school district dispute
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced this week that it will hear a pair of criminal appeals questioning whether a murder suspect was in custody at the time of her interrogation, and whether police acted constitutionally when they executed an Internet-based search warrant. At least three of the court’s seven members must consent to review a…
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Divided appeals court finds woman convicted of murder not subject to Miranda rights violation
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By 2-1, Colorado’s second-highest court last week decided police in Moffat County were not required to read a woman her Miranda rights in the two hours they supervised her, kept her in an interrogation room, bound her hands to preserve evidence and watched her make incriminating statements. Law enforcement are required to provide a Miranda…
