Herdzik v. State

HENDRY, Judge.

This is an appeal to review a judgment and life sentence entered pursuant to a jury verdict finding the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree with a recommendation of mercy.

The indictment alleged that Robert Stanley Herdzik unlawfully and from a premeditated design effected the death of one Charles Robert McKiearnan by beating him to death with a blunt instrument. The defendant was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty. The case went to trial following disposition of pretrial motions and a motion to suppress statements and confessions.

It appears from the record…