White v. State

OPINION

By the Court, Thompson, J.:

A jury found White guilty of first degree murder and sentenced him to death. At issue is whether his federal constitutional rights were violated when the trial court allowed the state to introduce in evidence certain incriminating statements made by him while in custody and in response to official interrogation. For the reasons hereafter stated we hold that the reception of such evidence was constitutionally impermissible. Therefore, we set aside his conviction and remand for a new trial.

The trial below occurred after Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478, 84…