State v. Henderson

Goolsby, Judge:

The question presented by this appeal concerns the admissibility of a confession made by the appellant Paul Jacob Henderson after he allegedly invoked his right to counsel. A jury convicted Henderson of armed robbery. We affirm.

Shortly before 11:00 p.m. on January 14,1984, James Carpenter, the assistant manager of A & P’s only store in Rock Hill, drove to a nearby branch of the South Carolina National Bank to deposit the store’s proceeds. When he pulled into the bank parking lot, which was well-lit, Carpenter noticed a white Ford Mustang Cobra II. It had blue stripes down the…