People v. Ruvalcaba CA3

Filed 1/7/25 P. v. Ruvalcaba CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Glenn) ----

THE PEOPLE, C095929

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 16NCR10593)

v.

ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ RUVALCABA,

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Alfredo Rodriguez Ruvalcaba appeals from his conviction of first degree murder, arguing that his hospital bed confession was made without a proper waiver of his rights under Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436 (Miranda), and should not have been admitted as evidence against him. We disagree and affirm.

LEGAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On July 4, 2015, at approximately 1:20 p.m., officers arrived at Ruvalcaba’s orchard property to investigate a possible homicide or suicide. In a small…