Garrett v. State

This is an appeal from a conviction for first degree murder following a trial by jury in the St. Joseph Superior Court. The trial took place on December 18, 1974, and was presided over by Judge E. Spencer Walton. Appellant received a sentence of life imprisonment.

Appellant’s sole contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in overruling his pre-trial motion to suppress a confession obtained from appellant in violation of appellant’s privilege against self-incrimination guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Where as here the admissibility of a confession…