State v. Fairley

The defendant, George Fairley, was tried by a jury and convicted of the crime of simple burglary, La. R.S. 14:62. He was sentenced to serve three years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at hard labor.

On this appeal, the accused is relying on one bill of exceptions to obtain a reversal of the conviction. By this bill, Fairley contends that no Miranda warnings were given and that his signed waiver was not free and voluntary, so therefore his inculpatory statements were improperly admitted.

We find no error in the trial court’s finding that the statements were not the product of coercion or…