State v. Atkinson

MITCHELL, Judge.

The defendant assigns as error the trial court’s determination that certain statements made by the defendant to the effect that he was driving a car were admissible in evidence. The defendant contends that his intoxication prevented him from voluntarily waiving his Miranda rights or making a meaningful confession. Therefore, the defendant contends that the trial court erred in its ruling upon the admissibility of his statements.

When the State offers a defendant’s confession that he has committed the crime charged or some essential element thereof, and the defendant objects,…