STATE v. CAMACHO

No. C8-96-293.

561 N.W.2d 160 (1997)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Steven Joel CAMACHO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

March 20, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Stuart, Minnesota State Public Defender, Cathryn Middlebrook, Assistant State Public Defender, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Attorney General, State of Minnesota, St. Paul, Michael O. Freeman, Hennepin County Attorney, Jean E. Burdorf, Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.


OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

On April 22, 1995, 14-year-old Joshua Pocock was found stabbed to death in the basement of his home. Steven Joel Camacho, a friend of the murder victim, was arrested for the murder. The day of his arrest, Camacho made several inculpatory statements to the police. Camacho was indicted for first-degree murder, and a public defender was appointed to represent him. Prior to trial, Camacho moved to suppress the inculpatory statements...

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