Wedgeworth v. State

Jim Gunter, Justice.

This appeal arises from the conviction and sentence of Appellant James Wedgeworth in Union County Circuit Court for the capital murder of Megan Harbison. Appellant was convicted by a jury of capital murder, a violation of Arkansas Code Annotated section 5-10-101 (Repl. 2006) and a class Y felony, and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. On appeal, he argues that his taped custodial statement was obtained in violation of his Fifth Amendment right to counsel and that the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress and in allowing…