Baldwin v. State

Carley, Justice.

Appellant was indicted for malice murder. He was brought to trial before a jury and the trial court instructed on voluntary manslaughter as a lesser included offense. The jury, however, found appellant guilty of malice murder. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and life sentence entered by the trial court on the jury’s guilty verdict.

1. Appellant made an in-custody statement. At trial, a JacksonDenno hearing was held to determine the admissibility of appellant’s statement. Only the officer to whom appellant had given the statement testified at the hearing. After the…