Idaho Lawyer: Threat to Take Infant Invalidates Gun Charge

By Dean Weingarten

When a warrant was served in an Idaho murder case on December 3, 2014, a woman, one of the suspects’ fiancee, Sophia D. Sanchez, was just leaving the house. She was questioned before being read her Miranda rights. She refused to answer questions until her attorney was present. The detective continued to question her. Her lawyer claims that she was coerced into talking. From idahostatesman.com . . .

Ackley claims Nampa Detective Mark Palfreyman coerced Sanchez into talking with him. Palfreyman noted that Sanchez’s 16-month-old baby was her top priority and that the detective wanted to make sure she was able to remain with the infant. He suggested, Ackley wrote, that was contingent on her cooperation.

Police ordered Sanchez to accompany them to the Nampa Police Department, where she was questioned for three hours before being allowed to leave. During questioning, she admitted to possessing a .22-caliber pistol found in a bedroom closet. She was arrested and charged later that night, after police stopped her while driving with Herrera.

The claim resonates with me because I was peripherally involved in a case where a similar tactic was said to have been …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns