Justice SOUTH delivered the opinion of the court:
The State appeals from an order of the trial court granting defendant Marchello Sams's motion to suppress his statement. On appeal, the State contends that the trial court erroneously granted the motion where it determined that defendant's statement was involuntary based on his prior lengthy detainment.
Briefly stated, on September 12, 2002, defendant, who was 20 years old at the time, voluntarily went to a...
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