Brown v. State

This is an appeal from a conviction in a trial by jury in the Howard Circuit Court for armed robbery in violation of I.C. 1971, 35-12-1-1, being Burns § 10-4709. Appellant was sentenced to twelve years in prison.

Appellant’s first contention is that the trial court erred in admitting in evidence certain items of real evidence and appellant’s oral pre-trial statement to the police because the evidence was obtained in violation of appellant’s privilege against self-incrimination guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Art. 1, § 14 of the Indiana Constitution.

Appell…