James v. State

Appellant appeals a judgment and sentence entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of murder in the first degree with a recommendation of mercy.

*285Appellant contends that the admission into evidence of his statement was reversible error because he had requested an attorney. The record discloses that at the time of his arrest he told the arresting officer that he wanted to talk to an attorney and that this was related to the detectives when the arresting officer turned him over to them. The detectives denied that this information was given them. Subsequently and prior to the statement being…