People v. Hammons

STATLER, * Judge.

Defendant, Keith A. Hammons, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of two counts of assault in the first degree. We affirm.

Defendant maintains the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress certain statements made following his arrest. He alleges that the statements were involuntary and resulted from his hearing and speech impediments and his agitated emotional state, all of which made communication difficult. We disagree.

In determining the voluntariness of a statement, the trial court must examine the totality of the…