Higgins v. State

STATON, Judge.

Kevin Higgins brings this interlocutory appeal challenging the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress a statement given to police officers following his arrest. His appeal raises the following two issues:

I. Whether the trial court erred in failing to find that Higgins' confession was induced by a promise of leniency.

II. Whether the trial court improperly failed to consider the totality of circumstances when considering the voluntariness of Higgins' confession.

*771We affirm.

When a defendant challenges the admissibility of a confession, the State has the burden of proving…