State v. Goode

OPINION

RILEY, Judge.

The defendant, Johnny R. Goode, appeals as of right a jury conviction of voluntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to four (4) years at the Shelby County Correctional Center and fined $10,000. He presents three issues for our review: 1) whether the trial court correctly refused to suppress the defendant’s statement; 2) whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the voluntary manslaughter conviction; and 3) whether the trial court properly denied the defendant probation. The judgment of the trial court is AFFIRMED.

FACTS

On June 10,1995, the defendant, an admitted “crack…