Hurst v. State

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

James Edward Hurst was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. He shot his father four times with a .22 pistol at his father’s mobile home in southwest Little Rock. Hurst was present when police arrived on the scene. He stated that two men had entered the trailer, fired shots and left in a Camaro. The next day when police questioned him further, he broke down and confessed to killing his father.

Three arguments are made on appeal. Hurst claims first that he confessed before he was advised of his Miranda rights; second, that the Miranda warning…