State v. Tothill

OPINION

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.

The question presented on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying a motion to suppress defendant Michael Tot-hill’s confession. We find substantial evidence to support the ruling of the trial court and therefore affirm.

On the morning of December 24, 1976, Jessie May Bethune was found dead in her mobile home by a neighbor. The cause of death was multiple stab wounds.

In the course of their investigation, the police interviewed the defendant at a nearby trailer where he lived with his parents. During this initial conversation, the defendant…