Angie Zapata Trial: Andrade's Murder Confession Thrown Out
by: kellib
Thu Mar 12, 2009 at 07:36:28 AM EDT
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=E6A45175278D6A7BA3DAF46C16037644?diaryId=9882(Not good news at all. - promoted by Autumn Sandeen)
Crossposted by Kelli A. Busey of planetransgender
Weld District court Judge Marcelo Kopcow has ruled that defendant statements made after 39 minutes of questioning while be dissallowed after Andrade told Greeley detective Greg Tharp 'I'm done. Yeah, I'm not talking right now' [that] "... is a clear statement of the defendant's request to remain silent and cut off further questioning.."
Also disallowed is evidence possibly increasing the severity of sentencing due to Andrade's alleged gang membership in which sexual activities outside of the heteronormative is punishable by beatdown, expulsion and even death making killing of Zapata seem as imperative to Andrade.
What is not known is the content of the confession prior to the 39 minute point.
