The Connecticut Appellate Court reversed a criminal defendant's assault conviction, finding that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress certain statements he made to police while in the hospital and without being advised of his Miranda rights.

In his appeal, Alexander A. Garrison argued that Tolland Judicial District Judge Tejas Bhatt erroneously denied his motion to suppress the statements because the statements were made as a result of custodial interrogation, and he had not been advised of his rights pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, according to the appellate court's opinion released on Tuesday.