Clark v. State

Defendant Courtney Clark appeals from a judgment of conviction and sentence for second degree murder. We affirm.

Defendant’s principal argument on appeal is that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress a statement made to the investigating detective while defendant was in custody, immediately after he had been given his Miranda warnings and had allegedly invoked his right to counsel.

The sequence of events is not in dispute. Following a drive-by shooting in which an innocent bystander was killed, defendant was taken into custody pursuant to an arrest warrant after being…