Beck v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Lonnie Ray Beck was convicted of the offenses of aggravated battery and aggravated assault for shooting his wife. On appeal, Beck asserts three errors all of which relate to his own incriminating custodial statement.

The underlying case arose after Beck, his wife, and his brother, Billy Beck, had consumed large amounts of beer and liquor while listening to country music. Before and during the trial, the three Becks offered divergent and inconsistent versions of the salient events. Notwithstanding a subsequent retraction, while in custody and after being advised of his…