Richardson v. State

Appellants Richardson and Faulkner were jointly tried by a jury in Lake Criminal Court. On September 30, 1976, appellant Richardson was convicted of murder in the perpetration of a robbery, and appellant Faulkner was convicted of first-degree murder and murder in the perpetration of a robbery. Both appellants were sentenced to life imprisonment.

Two errors relating to the admissibility of confessions by both appellants are asserted in this appeal: (1) that the trial court’s pre-trial ruling that said confessions were voluntary and admissible was erroneous; (2) that the appellants should have…