Supreme Court of Connecticut
State v. Cooper
September 30, 2025353 Conn. 510
Summary
The court affirmed the defendant’s murder conviction, holding that he knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived his Miranda rights during the first nineteen minutes of his custodial interview. It declined to adopt a state constitutional rule requiring suppression whenever a juvenile lacks a meaningful opportunity to consult privately with an interested adult, and it rejected the defendant’s prosecutorial-misconduct claims. The court also concluded that any error in admitting the initial interview statements or giving a consciousness-of-guilt instruction was harmless. No separate opinions were filed.