Williams v. State

A jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, convinced that petitioner was the person who shot and killed Noraldo Sterling and terrorized his family, convicted him of first degree felony murder and a number of associated offenses, for which he was sentenced to an aggregate of life imprisonment plus ninety years. That judgment was affirmed by the Court of Special Appeals.

The sole issue before us is whether the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress certain statements he made to the police following his arrest on other charges. That issue requires us to examine the…