Talley v. State

RONALD L. SHEFFIELD, Justice.

| ¶ This appeal arises from the conviction and sentence of appellant Myka Talley in Miller County Circuit Court for seven counts of rape and one count of kidnapping. Talley was convicted by a jury and sentenced to serve eight consecutive life sentences. On appeal, he claims that the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress DNA evidence allegedly obtained in violation of his Fifth Amendment right to counsel and right to remain silent; that his consent to the DNA test was coerced through police violations of his Fifth Amendment right to counsel and…