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Criminal Procedure Keyed to Miller
People v. Derek Andrades
Citation:
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Andrades (defendant) was on trial for the second-degree murder of a woman with whom he had a sexual relationship. His accomplice, Cruz, confessed to the killing. Upon arrest, Andrades made written and videotaped statements admitting to carrying out the killing with Cruz. At a hearing on Andrade’s motion to suppress his confessions, defense counsel informed the court that Andrades intended to testify, that he had advised Andrades not to testify, that he was facing an ethical problem, and that he would simply allow Andrades to testify in narrative form. The court presumed that Andrades intended to offer perjured testimony on the stand and that counsel complied with his ethical obligations by informing the court without divulging privileged information.
Andrades testified that at the time he confessed, he had no recollection of the events leading to the victim’s death and specifically that he had no memory of stabbing the victim. He claimed he only recounted Cruz’s telling of the events. Defense counsel did not make a closing argument. The court denied Andrade’s motion to suppress his confessions.
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