Stringer v. State

OPINION

Appellants were convicted by a jury of first degree murder. Both appellants claim on appeal that their respective police confessions were improperly obtained and that these confessions should not have been admitted at trial. One appellant also claims that he was unfairly prejudiced by the trial court’s admission of certain pictures and literature dealing with white supremacist philosophy. We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion and affirm the convictions.

THE FACTS

Matthew David Faessel (“Faessel”) and Michael Stringer (“Stringer”) associated themselves with a group…