STATE v. GORD

No. 18056.

794 P.2d 285 (1990)

118 Idaho 15

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jody R. GORD, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

Petition for Review Denied July 17, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Robert Van Idour, Lewiston, for defendant-appellant.

Jim Jones, Atty. Gen., Michael A. Henderson, Deputy Atty. Gen. (argued), Boise, for plaintiff-respondent.

Before WALTERS, C.J., SWANSTROM, J., and WINMILL, J. Pro Tem.


PER CURIAM.

In this case, we are asked to decide whether I.C. § 19-853 requires the police to notify the public defender's office prior to interrogating a suspect. Jody Gord maintains that his confession should be suppressed because the police did not notify the public defender that they had Gord in custody. The district court rejected Gord's argument. We affirm.

The facts of this case are simple. On August 1, 1988, the police arrested Gord and three...

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