Little v. State

Banke, Judge.

The defendant appeals from his conviction of voluntary manslaughter.

1. The defendant', while intoxicated, choked his girl friend to death. Approximately fifteen minutes later, he notified his brother of the incident and the police were called. While the defendant was still under the influence of alcohol, he was given his Miranda rights several times (to make sure that he understood), and subsequently made incriminatory statements. The defendant enumerates as error the trial judge’s ruling, after a Jackson v. Denno hearing, that the defendant had clearly understood his Miranda…