Fondren v. State

BROWN, Justice.

Appellant James Ray Fondren was convicted of second degree murder in violation of § 6-2-104, W.S.1977 (June 1983 Replacement), and was sentenced to imprisonment for life. 1 He urges a single issue on appeal:

“Whether appellant’s confession in this case came during a period of unlawful detention and thus should have been suppressed as tainted evidence.”

We will affirm.

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