Commonwealth v. Vanover

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal by the Commonwealth is from a decision of the Court of Appeals that statements given at the police post and jail by Vanover were the result of inculpa-tory statements made in a police cruiser and should not have been admitted into evidence.

The sole issue is whether the trial court committed reversible error in admitting the evidence of Vanover’s initial confession.

A Perry Circuit Court jury found Van-over guilty of second-degree burglary and theft by unlawful taking over $100, and sentenced him to a total of 6 years. On appeal, Vanover’s conviction was…