People v. Corona

Maria Carrillo Corona, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport marijuana (Pen. Code, § 182) and was placed on formal probation for three years. Corona appeals, contending the court erroneously denied her motion to suppress incriminating statements she made to the police officers. She contends that the officers did not (1) advise her of her rights under the Multilateral Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and Optional Protocol on Disputes, April 24, 1963, 21 U.S.T. 77, T.I.A.S. No. 6820 (hereafter Vienna Convention), (2) properly advise her of her rights under Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436 [ 86 S.Ct. 1602 , 16 L.Ed.2d 694 , 10 A.L.R.3d 974 ] (Miranda) before an initial interrogation, and (3) readvise her of her Miranda rights before a second interrogation. We affirm.

Facts

In November 1998 the California Highway Patrol contemporaneously stopped two vehicles, one of which was following the other. Yolanda Sanchez was driving one vehicle, in which officers found a substantial amount of marijuana, and Corona was driving the other vehicle.

One officer told Corona he was investigating whether she was involved in a possible drug transaction.…