Hillard v. State

The sole issue in this appeal is whether a statement given by appellant while in police custody was prompted by an improper inducement offered by the interrogating officer. Claiming that it was, appellant urges that the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County erred in admitting the statement into evidence. We disagree with appellant and shall therefore affirm the judgment against him.

Some factual background is necessary to a proper consideration of the issue raised by appellant. On the morning of April 8, 1977, appellant, along with three other men — Russell Campbell, Carroll Harrison, and…