People v. Culbertson

Defendant, Jay V. Culbertson, was charged in a multicount indictment with nine burglary offenses, which were tried concurrently in four separate cases before a jury. Defendant was convicted on all nine counts and was sentenced to concurrent sentences of 24 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that his convictions should be reversed and the case remanded for a new trial because the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motions to quash his arrest and suppress evidence and to suppress an unsigned typed statement.

The facts relevant to this appeal are as follows. Defendant was…