The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Ari Misha Liggett, Defendant-Appellee

Summary

In this interlocutory appeal, the court held that the defendant's statements during a lengthy custodial interview were voluntary because the investigators' conduct did not overbear his will under the totality of the circumstances. Although the interview involved a Miranda violation and several circumstances favoring coercion, the defendant repeatedly initiated or continued the conversation, understood the questions, resisted the investigators' accusations, and consistently maintained his account that his mother had committed suicide. The court therefore reversed the suppression order and remanded for further proceedings.