State v. Graham

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 2600

Syllabus

State's appeal. The trial court erred when it suppressed appellee's statements from the first interview conducted at the hospital where his infant daughter was being treated for injuries associated with child abuse. Appellee's will was not overborne by the questioning conducted by two police detectives and a children services caseworker. The record also establishes that any incriminating statements appellee made to the interviewers during the noncustodial interrogation were given in a knowing, voluntary, and intelligent manner. Since appellee's statements from the hospital interview were voluntary, they could not act to render his statements made thereafter at the police station invalid. Miranda warnings were given at the police station, and appellee spoke voluntarily to the detective with full knowledge and understanding of his rights. Any statements he made after failing to invoke his rights were not subject to suppression. Judgment reversed and remanded.