NAVA v. STATE

No. S-09-0144.

228 P.3d 1311 (2010)

2010 WY 46

Edgar Eduardo NAVA, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 20, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Scott Powers of Law Office of Scott Powers, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Representing Appellee: Bruce A. Salzburg, Wyoming Attorney General; Terry Armitage, Deputy Attorney General; D. Michael Pauling, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Anna C. Swain, Student Intern, Prosecution Assistance Program.

Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, KITE, and BURKE, JJ.


VOIGT, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Edgar Eduardo Nava (the appellant) appeals from his conviction for felony possession of a controlled substance. The appellant claims that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress the evidence found in his car during a traffic stop. Specifically, he claims that he was subjected to custodial interrogation without first being given Miranda warnings and that his consent to the trooper's questioning and subsequent...

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