People v Nehr

Sep 07, 2017

OUTCOME: Not Guilty

I recently obtained an acquittal in a CSC 1st jury trial in Benzie County, Case No. 17-002487-FH. During a pre-trial Walker Hearing, the defendant’s confession was suppressed because he was not affor ... ded his Miranda rights, despite being subjected to custodial interrogation. The detective refused to let the defendant leave the interrogation room while he [the detective] was consulting in another room with his supervisor. At trial, the defense theorized that the eyewitness testimony was not credible because the physical evidence indicated another person committed the assault. The jury deliberated for just over an hour. The trial was scheduled for three days, but was finished in less than two. If convicted, the defendant was facing up to life in prison.