Conti v. State

Lawson Cloninger, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by jury verdict of forgery in the second degree and sentenced to five years in prison. Appellant urges five points for reversal of his conviction, but we find no reversible error.

Appellant’s first point for reversal is that the trial court erred in ruling that appellant’s statement to the police was voluntarily given.

Appellant’s version of the events transpiring after his arrest was that he first gave a tape recorded statement, was then advised of his rights, and the next day signed a transcribed copy of his statement. The only threat or…