Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Nov 23, 2021
State of Missouri, Appellant, vs. Caden N. Ybarra, Respondent.
The State of Missouri appealed the partial grant of Caden N. Ybarra's motion to suppress statements and physical evidence. The trial court had suppressed statements made during a traffic stop, cocaine evidence, and statements made at a hotel. The appellate court reversed the suppression of statements and cocaine from the traffic stop, finding Ybarra was not in custody for Miranda purposes and his Fourth Amendment rights were not violated. However, the court affirmed the suppression of statements made at the hotel, concluding Ybarra was in custody and entitled to Miranda warnings at that point.