Smith v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Joseph Smith was convicted by a jury on four counts of burglary, three counts of aggravated assault, two counts of rape, and two counts of aggravated sodomy. He filed this appeal from the judgment entered on the verdict.

1. Appellant’s first enumeration of error concerns the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress custodial statements he gave shortly after his arrest. He contends the statements were inadmissible because they were taken after he invoked his right to counsel.

The record reveals that appellant was arrested in Americus on the night of December 1, 1988 after…