State of Tennessee v. Steven John Chromik, III

In this interlocutory appeal arising from the Davidson County Criminal Court's order suppressing certain statements and writings made by the defendant, Steven John Chromik, III, the state claims that the trial court erred in finding the defendant's statements and writings constituted inadmissible hearsay. The defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the statements and writings because of violation of his rights under the United States and Tennessee constitutions. We affirm the trial court's judgment concerning the defendant's constitutional claims but reverse its suppression of the defendant's statements on evidentiary grounds, and we remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.