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PEOPLE v. SAUCEDA-CONTRERAS

No. S191747.

55 Cal.4th 203 (2012)

145 Cal. Rptr. 3d 271

282 P.3d 279

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOSE SAUCEDA-CONTRERAS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

August 13, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane Nichols , under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. , and Kamala D. Harris , Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons and Julie L. Garland, Assistant Attorneys General, Lynne G. McGinnis , Steven T. Oetting and Marilyn L. George , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

BAXTER, J. —

Defendant Jose Sauceda-Contreras was arrested on suspicion of murdering his former girlfriend, Martha Mendoza, after he was found burning her body in a large metal trash can in his backyard. He was transported to the police station, and with the assistance of an officer interpreting for him in Spanish, was apprised that he had a right to remain silent, that anything he said could be used against him in a court of...

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