State v. Finehout

CAMERON, Justice.

Defendant, David Allen Finehout, was convicted of robbery, A.R.S. § 13-1902(A), burglary, A.R.S. § 13-1507(A), and first-degree murder, A.R.S. § 13-1105(A)(2), and sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole for twenty five years, A.R.S. § 13-703. We have jurisdiction to review his conviction and sentence under Ariz. Const, art. 6 § 5(3), and A.R.S. §§ 13-4031, 13^035.

The issue we must resolve on appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to suppress the defendant’s confessions before conducting a trial by submission.

The facts needed to resolve the…