Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided June 28, 1994No. Record No. 2171-92-4PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELDER, J.
Jeffrey Lamont Roberts appeals from his convictions for first degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a murder. He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress his confession to police in violation of (1) his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination; (2) his Sixth Amendment right to counsel; and (3) Code § 16.1-247, which relates to detention of juveniles. For the reasons that follow, we affirm appellant’s convictions.
On April 10, 1992, the seventeen-year-old appellant went voluntarily to the police station after hearing that…
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