New Mexico v. Madonda
Annotate this CaseDefendant Muziwokuthula Madonda was interrogated after he was arrested for the deaths of two men in Tucumcari. At the outset, law enforcement officers advised Defendant of his Miranda rights, and he unequivocally invoked his right to remain silent and his right to counsel. However, the officers continued to interrogate Defendant, and Defendant eventually made incriminating statements. Defendant then moved pretrial to have the statements suppressed, arguing that they were obtained in violation of his Miranda rights. The district court granted Defendant’s motion to suppress the statements, and the State, in turn, filed this interlocutory appeal. Finding no reversible error in the suppression order, the New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed.
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