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The defendant has filed three motions to suppress various statements he made to Boston and Manchester police officers. The State objects to all three motions. The Court held a hearing on the motions on June 30 and July 1, 2008, and heard the testimony of eight Boston police officers and two Manchester police officers. After considering the evidence, the parties' arguments and relevant legal precedent, the defendant's Motion to Suppress #1 is DENIED as to the background questions and GRANTED as to the defendant's confession to the Manchester police detectives; Motion to Suppress #2 is DENIED; and Motion to Suppress-#3 is MOOT in light of the defendant's confession being suppressed.

The defendant, Jason Fuller, is charged with conspiracy to commit burglary, theft by unauthorized taking and receiving stolen property. The charges all arise out of the defendant's alleged participation in the December 5, 2000 burglary of the residence of Chester Chmiola at 56 Grant Street, Manchester. Among the items taken in the burglary were a Baretta handgun and two (2) two- dollar bills. Presently before the court are the following pretrial motions filed by the defendant: (1) Motion to Dismiss (Doc. #4); (2) Motion to Suppress Statement (Doc. #5); and Motion to Suppress (Doc. #6). After reciting the pertinent facts, I address the motions in turn, concluding that the second motion must be granted while the first and third must be denied.

The defendant, Stephen Mann, is charged with one count of first degree murder for allegedly shooting his wife to death. Presently before the court is the defendant’s motion to suppress statements he made to Canadian police authorities on July 20, and 23, 2004. I conclude that the motion must be denied.