Harte v. State

OPINION

Appellant Shawn Russell Harte, in connection with co-defendants Latisha Babb and Weston Sirex, was indicted, tried before a jury and convicted of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon and robbery with the use of a deadly weapon. For the murder, the jury returned a verdict of death.

Harte contends on appeal that his conviction must be reversed and his judgment of death vacated because the district court erred by: (1) denying Harte’s motion to suppress his confession as obtained without a valid waiver of rights and in violation of Harte’s right to counsel; (2) granting the…