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Spinner v. Commonwealth

No. 180583Supreme Court of Virginia

180583 Spinner v. Commonwealth 05/30/2019 In a murder case, the trial court did not err in denying the defendant's motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of police interrogations after he received Mi…

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180583 Spinner v. Commonwealth 05/30/2019 In a murder case, the trial court did not err in denying the defendant's motion to supp…

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Supreme Court of Virginia
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Oct 4, 2026
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May 30, 2019
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180583 Spinner v. Commonwealth 05/30/2019 In a murder case, the trial court did not err in denying the defendant's motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of police interrogations after he received Miranda warnings. Viewed in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, the evidence supports the conclusion that the defendant was not deprived of his freedom of action in any significant way during the first interrogation, conducted in a carport next to his residence, and the trial court's finding to that effect in not plainly wrong or without evidence to support it. The argument that the phrasing of right-to-counsel portions of the Miranda warnings on that day tainted his statements…

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