State v. Mathews

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 4952

Syllabus

Decision of trial court denying motion to suppress statements affirmed. There was no evidence of improper police coercion during the interview of appellant appellant was orally advised of his Miranda rights at the outset of the interview, and he signed a written constitutional rights waiver at its conclusion. Therefore, appellant cannot demonstrate that the statements he made during his interview were involuntary. Competent, credible evidence exists in the record to support the trial court's findings of fact and the trial court did not err by denying appellant's motion to suppress.