Opinion of the Court — United States v. Ramirez-Arce

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Type: Opinion of the Court
Filed: June 6, 2002
Case: United States v. Ramirez-Arce
Case status: Decided

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MEMORANDUM * Jose Guillermo Ramirez-Arce (Ramirez) was indicted for drug-smuggling based in part on a confession that he allegedly gave to a Customs agent. The district court granted Ramirez’s motion to suppress the confession, because it found that the government had not carried its burden of proving that Ramirez had knowingly and voluntarily waived his Miranda rights. This is the government’s interlocutory appeal of the district court’s suppression order. We have jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3731 , and we affirm. At the suppression hearing, the district court heard sharply conflicting testimony as to whether Ramirez’s Miranda rights had been fully respected. The district court found that the government had not carried its burden of proving that Ramirez’s Miranda waiver had been knowing and voluntary. See Colorado v. Connelly, 479 U.S. 157, 167 , 107 S.Ct. 515 , 93 L.Ed.2d 473 (1986). In view of the conflicting testimony, this finding was not clearly erroneous. See United States v. Andaverde, 64 F.3d 1305, 1313 (9th Cir.1995) (whether defendant’s Miranda waiver was knowing and intelligent is question of fact subject to dear-error review). Contrary to the government’s main argume…

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