Knight v. State

Like the members of our court who vote to affirm appellant’s conviction for raping his five-year-old daughter, I consider that crime reprehensible. Yet, I am convinced that the trial court erred in refusing to suppress appellant’s confession after a police officer knowingly, purposely, and deliberately lied by telling appellant that probation was possible for the crime he was accused of committing, and then purported to guarantee that appellant’s sentence would be lowered if he cooperated with the police. Therefore, I would reverse appellant’s conviction and sentence and remand his case for a…