Arizona Appellate Opinions

Published opinions of the Arizona Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, collated from public records. 330 opinions matched; showing 151–200.

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1 CA-CR 18-0853 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-11-26 State v. Derrico
… Mohave County Sheriff’s Office contacted Derrico at his residence and read him Miranda warnings. See Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). Derrico admitted that he had “been after” M.W. for weeks to try to “get even” with him. Derrico t …
1 CA-CR 19-0128 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-11-26 State v. Behlke
… he generators with bad checks. ¶7 Detective Anderson read Behlke his Miranda rights and interviewed him after Behlke indicated he understood his rights and chose to speak with him. Behlke admitted he knew that checks used to make …
1 CA-CR 19-0001 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-11-26 State v. Dunn
… earing, arguing the court should have suppressed his statements to police under Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), and Missouri v. Seibert, 542 U.S. 600 (2004). Because police asked Dunn what the object was in his waistband before the …
1 CA-CR 18-0804 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-11-21 State v. Purdue
… fundamental error occurred because the State failed to prove that he was given Miranda warnings before being questioned by a police officer. Because Purdue did not file a motion to suppress, his argument is waived. We therefore affirm. …
1 CA-CR 18-0512 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-11-21 State v. Mendoza
… . MENDOZA Opinion of the Court Mendoza waived his Miranda 2 rights, and Officer Cole interviewed him. During the interview, Mendoza again admitted drinking at least six beers earlier that night but denied that …
1 CA-CR 19-0096 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-11-19 State v. Lester
… t tell Lester he was being arrested for aggravated assault and he was not given Miranda warnings, rendering his arrest unconstitutional. Officers are required to give Miranda warnings only when interrogating a suspect who is in custody. Sta …
1 CA-CR 18-0690 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-11-07 State v. Taylor
… led with 594 pounds of marijuana. ¶5 Taylor was arrested and given Miranda warnings. After the other officers arrived, Taylor stated he was willing to talk. When asked how the bags of marijuana ended up in his truck, Taylor sai …
1 CA-CR 18-0823 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-10-29 State v. Maddux
… d called the police. Soon thereafter, police officers found Maddux and gave him Miranda warnings. They also checked to see if Maddux had gunshot wounds or whether there were bullet holes in his vehicle, but they found no evidence of either. …
1 CA-CR 18-0377 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-10-24 State v. Nash
… packages. The deputy then arrested all three individuals, advised them of their Miranda rights and they consented to speak with the deputy, each giving additional inconsistent responses. ¶13 Having considered the evidence provid …
1 CA-CR 18-0741 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-09-24 State v. Gonzales
… ly weapons. ¶5 Officers took Gonzales in for questioning and issued Miranda warnings. Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). Gonzales initially denied the firearm was his but later admitted having had it for weeks, that he kne …
1 CA-CR 18-0720 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-09-19 State v. Kornack
… r balance and lack of time-awareness. The officer arrested Kornack and gave him Miranda 1 warnings. Kornack stated that he had smoked marijuana the day before the incident and used methamphetamine approximately five days ago. 1 Mirand …
1 CA-CR 18-0429 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-09-05 State v. Valenzuela
… nial of his motion to suppress statements he asserts were taken in violation of Miranda1 and made involuntarily. For reasons that follow, we affirm. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND ¶2 While Valenzuela was an inmate …
1 CA-CR 18-0500 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-08-27 State v. Getscher
… selling that individual a truck. After being informed of his rights pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 433-34 (1966), Getscher admitted to making the license, claiming he did so to show a friend how easy fake IDs are to make. ¶3 …
1 CA-CR 18-0745 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-08-22 State v. Garfio
… tion and sentence for possession of dangerous drugs for sale asserting that his Miranda rights were violated. Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). A person is entitled to Miranda warnings when in custody and subject to interrogation. Id …
CR-17-0425-AP Ariz. 2019-08-07 State of Arizona v. Alan Matthew Champagne
… crimes and taken into custody on March 3, 2012. Champagne was properly read his Miranda rights and told he was under arrest. Detective Korus, who was investigating the disappearances of Tapaha and Hoffner, interviewed Champagne about the un …
1 CA-CR 18-0816 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-07-30 State v. Dominguez
… of the proceedings against him. The evidence presented, including his own post-Miranda- warnings detailed admission to investigating officers of the manner in which he alone shot both victims, supports the convictions, and the sentences im …
1 CA-CR 18-0199 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-07-16 State v. Begay
… where another officer completed an implied consent form and read Appellant his Miranda rights. There officers determined Appellant’s driver’s license was revoked. While an officer read Appellant his Miranda rights, Appellant interrupted hi …
1 CA-CR 18-0386 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-06-25 State v. Garcia
… tems. ¶4 In June 2015, after being advised of his rights pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), Garcia admitted he had pawned the computer, which he did not own. At the time of the offense, Garcia was on felony prob …
1 CA-CR 18-0143 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-06-13 State v. Brown
… she was going to leave him. Then, after being advised of his rights pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 478-79 (1966), Brown made incriminating statements. The State subsequently charged Brown with nine felony domestic violence of …
1 CA-CR 18-0476 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-06-13 State v. Rockward
… rested him without incident and put him in the patrol car. After being read his Miranda 1 rights, Rockward admitted he had used counterfeit bills to purchase the Xbox and knew the bills were counterfeit. He said he was “having a hard time t …
1 CA-CR 18-0237 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-06-06 State v. Jackson
… Court ¶4 After being arrested and informed of his rights pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), Jackson became belligerent and combative, forcefully pushing and pulling away from the deputies. Once Jackson was subdu …
1 CA-JV 18-0474 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-06-06 Haley W., Gary W. v. Dcs
… table six to eight weeks earlier. After being advised of his rights pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 468-70 (1966), Father admitted to law enforcement that he had pushed Child’s arm down the night before, causing it to “pop,” w …
1 CA-CR 18-0590 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-06-04 State v. Collier
… the search, officers arrested Collier. Detective Daniel Badone read Collier the Miranda 1 warnings and questioned him. During questioning, Collier admitted he had methamphetamine at his home and that the police would find it in a large bin …
1 CA-CR 18-0391 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-05-30 State v. Padilla
… f marijuana. The deputy then arrested Padilla. ¶6 After receiving Miranda warnings, Padilla claimed that she had come from California with the driver and other passenger, and that the driver had stolen the packages from a car …
1 CA-CR 18-0162 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-05-21 State v. Lewis
… . . or ask questions to clarify whether the accused wants to invoke his or her Miranda rights.’” Id. (quoting Berghuis v. Thompkins, 560 U.S. 370, 381 (2010)). ¶15 The statement at issue was part of the following conversation betwe …
1 CA-CR 19-0011-PRPC Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-05-21 State v. Hill
… , Hill timely filed his first petition for post-conviction relief, alleging his Miranda 1 rights were violated, the police seized his toothbrush in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights, and his counsel’s failure to assert these argument …
1 CA-CR 18-0484 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-05-14 State v. Murphy
… ¶ 6 (App. 2013). ¶11 Next, Murphy argues that he was never read his Miranda1 rights after being arrested. But even assuming a Miranda violation, the only remedy would be suppression of the defendant’s statements, see State v. Sc …
1 CA-CR 18-0479 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-05-07 State v. Taylor
… four counts he faced at trial. F. Lack of Administration of Miranda Rights ¶26 “Before the results of any custodial interrogation may be directly used by the state, the authorities must tell the defendant th …
1 CA-CR 18-0355 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-04-30 State v. Johnson
… ine and heroin. ¶4 After advising Johnson of her rights pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), Officer O’Connor collected and inventoried the items discovered in the motel room, while Officer Blunt escorted Johnson …
1 CA-CR 18-0283 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-04-30 State v. Rodgers
… ed that it was operable. ¶4 After properly informing Rodgers of his Miranda rights, police conducted a custodial interview. During the interview, Rodgers told police that both the SUV and pistol belonged to his sister. Rodgers a …
1 CA-CR 18-0460 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-04-25 State v. Martinez
… hetamine and 28.33 grams of cocaine. ¶4 After Martinez was read his Miranda warning, a police officer questioned him at the police station. Martinez admitted to the officer that he trafficked in methamphetamine and cocaine. Late …
1 CA-CR 18-0481 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-04-25 State v. Gardner
… r detective then asked Gardner to step outside the hotel room, read Gardner his Miranda rights,1 and asked Gardner about the items. Gardner admitted that the marijuana and syringes belonged to him and that he used the syringes to inject met …
1 CA-CR 18-0122 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-04-16 State v. Kavu
… hed, an officer transported him to a police station where he was advised of his Miranda2 rights and asked about the collision. Denying any involvement, Kavu claimed that he had been home the entire evening and had not permitted anyone to us …
1 CA-CR 17-0683 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-04-16 State v. Ntiamoah
… . He argues that he did not voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently waive his Miranda rights. The court held an evidentiary hearing on the motion to suppress. 1 In addressing the superior court’s denial of a motion to suppress, …
1 CA-CR 18-0610 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-02-28 State v. Hipp
… nt under arrest and took him to the police station. He advised defendant of his Miranda rights both at the scene and at the police department. Defendant first claimed that the gun was not his. During an interview with police, defendant chan …
1 CA-CR 17-0812 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-02-05 State v. Griffiths
… l brief raising a number of issues, but primarily asserts that his rights under Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), were violated when the superior court failed to sua sponte suppress statements Griffiths made during an interview with …
1 CA-CV 18-0031 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-02-05 Meyer v. State
… S, ANDREA DALESSANDRO, STEVE FARLEY, BARBARA MCGUIRE, ROBERT MEZA, CATHERINE MIRANDA, and MARTIN QUEZADA, members of the Arizona State Senate, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. STATE OF ARIZONA, …
1 CA-CR 18-0187 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-01-31 State v. Williams
… d the store, McKnight and Walkington approached Williams and advised him of his Miranda rights. McKnight and Walkington confronted Williams about the advertisements. Williams stated he knew about the Craigslist advertisement. He further ack …
1 CA-CR 18-0279 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-01-15 State v. Lomeli
… lant’s home, where he arrested Appellant, advised her of her rights pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), and questioned her. Appellant initially denied any knowledge regarding the forgery, but later acknowledged she knew the …
1 CA-CR 17-0483 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-01-10 State v. Garnica
… t for counsel, thereby rendering the statements involuntary and in violation of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). The superior court addressed Garnica's motion at a hearing at which it heard testimony of the deputy who arrested Garni …
1 CA-CR 18-0397 Ariz. Ct. App. 2018-12-13 State v. Serrano
… able shotgun in a pool cue bag in the back of the vehicle. After being read his Miranda1 rights, Serrano admitted that he received the gun in the pool cue bag from another man earlier in the day, the man had given him $50, and the man told …
1 CA-CR 18-0035 Ariz. Ct. App. 2018-12-06 State v. Cronan
… in the truck that he was driving. After being advised of his rights pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), Cronan admitted to selling methamphetamine. The superior court imposed concurrent prison sentences of five years for Co …
1 CA-CR 18-0044 Ariz. Ct. App. 2018-11-29 State v. Dulin
… he man in the surveillance video. After being advised of his rights pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 468-70 (1966), Dulin denied stealing the laptop but questioned why “wouldn’t something like [the laptop] be locked down.” ¶3 …
1 CA-CR 18-0031 Ariz. Ct. App. 2018-11-27 State v. Sanchez
… nchez and drove him to the police station, where Murphy informed Sanchez of his Miranda rights and interviewed him. During the interview, Sanchez apologized for running away from the officers and for throwing the gun on the ground. ¶5 …
1 CA-CR 18-0100 Ariz. Ct. App. 2018-11-20 State v. Rose
… d detained the vehicle’s occupants, patted them down, and advised them of their Miranda rights. See Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). As Rose opened his door to step out of the vehicle, Officer Nevin immediately saw in plain view “a …
1 CA-CR 18-0076 Ariz. Ct. App. 2018-11-15 State v. Roberts
… lant’s. ¶9 The officers advised Appellant of his rights pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), and then questioned him. Appellant told the officers he had borrowed the Buick from “another person,” and nothing in th …
1 CA-CR 18-0316 Ariz. Ct. App. 2018-11-01 State v. Moreno
… ipe with burnt residue inside a backpack in the back seat. After being read his Miranda1 rights, Moreno admitted that the cocaine belonged to him. ¶3 The State charged Moreno with possession of narcotic drugs, a class 4 felony, …
1 CA-CR 17-0501 Ariz. Ct. App. 2018-10-30 State v. Jacquez
… Jacquez was arrested the next day and taken into custody. He received Miranda3 warnings and, when questioned by the investigating detective, he denied hitting Victim. The State filed a complaint against Jacquez on May 12, 2015, an …
No. 2 CA-CR 2017-0208 Ariz. Ct. App. 2018-10-19 State v. Green
… similar pipe. The officer then removed Green from the patrol car, read him his Miranda 1 rights, and arrested him for possession of one of the pipes. Although the officer intended to release Green after citing him for trespassing and posse …
1 CA-CR 17-0530 Ariz. Ct. App. 2018-10-11 State v. Epsy
… se. ¶7 After Espy was outside, Detective Wheeler advised him of his Miranda rights, and Espy repeatedly told the detective that neither the other man in the house nor the woman, who was Espy’s fiancée, were “involved.” Espy also …