STATE v. BROOKS

No. WD 64887.

185 S.W.3d 265 (2006)

STATE of Missouri, Appellant, v. Maria L. BROOKS, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

March 7, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Christian Miller, Kansas City, MO, arguing on behalf of Appellant.

Randall John Schlegel, Kansas City, MO, arguing on behalf of Respondent.

Before VICTOR C. HOWARD, P.J., JAMES M. SMART, JR., and THOMAS H. NEWTON, JJ.


JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.

The State appeals the trial court's granting of a motion to suppress incriminating statements Defendant Maria Brooks made to the police prior to receiving Miranda warnings. Ms. Brooks was interrogated by police in connection with the suffocation death of an infant girl that Brooks had been babysitting. The State contends that no warnings were required because Brooks was not in custody when she gave the statements. We affirm in part...

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