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P. v. Norman CA3
Opinion
Opinion
DISCUSSION
Defendant renews both arguments on appeal. We address his claims about each interrogation separately. I Defendant’s First Interrogation A. Testimony at the Hearing At the hearing on defendant‟s motion to suppress, detectives testified they learned that Hamilton, a parolee at large, had a domestic violence dispute with a female staying with Reynolds, and that Reynolds‟s family had reported that someone was stealing from him. They also knew at least one witness had seen a Jeep Cherokee, registered to defendant, leaving the scene, and another person running across the street and getting into the Jeep. They also knew that Hamilton and defendant lived in the same apartment complex. On April 20, 2008, about 8:20 p.m., law enforcement began watching defendant‟s apartment. At some point after 9:15 p.m. but before 10:30 p.m., defendant arrived in his Jeep and went inside. Several detectives and other officers, wearing holstered guns and vests bearing a sheriff‟s logo knocked on defendant‟s door at around 10:30 p.m. Defendant‟s brother, Tom Norman, invited them in, after they said they wanted to talk to defendant. Tom Norman said defendant was upstairs taking a shower and…