PEOPLE v. BEGAY

Supreme Court Case No. 14SA18.

325 P.3d 1026 (2014)

2014 CO 41

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Bradley BEGAY, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

May 27, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Plaintiff-Appellant: Stanley L. Garnett , District Attorney, Twentieth Judicial District, Sean P. Finn , Chief Appellate Deputy District Attorney, Nicole A. Mor , Deputy District Attorney, Boulder, Colorado.

Attorneys for Defendant-Appellee: Douglas K. Wilson , Colorado State Public Defender, Eric Zale , Deputy State Public Defender, Boulder, Colorado.

En Banc


JUSTICE HOOD delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 In this interlocutory appeal, the People challenge the trial court's order suppressing statements made by defendant Bradley Begay in response to police questioning without a Miranda advisement. Because the trial court conflated the standards governing seizure under the Fourth Amendment and custody under the Fifth Amendment, we reverse.

I. Facts and Procedural History

¶ 2 At approximately...

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