Stanley v. State

DELL, Judge.

Pete Stanley appeals from his conviction of first degree murder, the trial court’s sentence of life imprisonment, and the imposition of certain costs.

On July 31, 1983, deputy sheriffs of the Martin County Sheriffs Department arrested appellant for the murder of a 65 year old man. The deputies read the Miranda warnings at least three times before appellant gave a tape recorded statement. Appellant also signed a waiver of rights form. However, at the suppression hearing appellant testified that he remembered very little of what had occurred on the day of his arrest. He testified…