Michel v. State

Defendant-appellant Johnson Michel appeals his conviction for first-degree murder. Prior to trial, the defendant filed a motion to suppress statements he made to detectives on the ground that due to his intellectual deficiencies, his waiver of his Miranda 1 rights was not knowingly or intelligently made. The motion was denied. At the conclusion of his trial by jury, the jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged of first degree murder. The defendant was sentenced to life in prison.

On appeal, the defendant contends that the motion to suppress his statements should have been granted. We…