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STATE v. CHRISTMAS

No. 08-303.

980 A.2d 790 (2009)

2009 VT 75

STATE of Vermont v. Michael M. CHRISTMAS.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

July 24, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erica A. Marthage, Bennington County State's Attorney, and Christina Rainville, Deputy State's Attorney, Bennington, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Matthew F. Valerio, Defender General, and Anna Saxman, Deputy Defender General, Montpelier, for Defendant-Appellee.

Present: REIBER, C.J., DOOLEY, JOHNSON, SKOGLUND and BURGESS, JJ.

REIBER, C.J.

¶ 1. The State of Vermont appeals from the district court's order granting a motion to suppress statements made by defendant Michael M. Christmas to a detective after defendant's arrest on suspicion of committing murder. The district court concluded that the detective failed to scrupulously honor defendant's Fifth Amendment rights because, as the detective admitted, his efforts to establish rapport with defendant were intended to elicit a confession...

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