Charland v. State

ROBERT J. GLADWIN, Judge.

liOn February 27, 2009, appellant Brian Charland was convicted by a Carroll County jury of three counts of rape and sentenced to seventy-five years’ imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. Appellant argues that the circuit court erred in failing to suppress statements he made because the investigating officers violated Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.3 (2009) by failing to inform him that he was under no legal obligation to comply with their request to accompany them to the station and give a statement. We affirm.

Facts

On October 17, 2007, Officer…