Holleman v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-appellant Robert Lee Holle-man was charged in a two-count indictment in Lake Superior Court with first degree murder and murder during the perpetration of a robbery, Ind.Code § 35-18-4-1 (Burns 1975). He was tried to a jury, and was acquitted of first degree murder and convicted of the felony murder charge. The trial court sentenced appellant to life imprisonment. Appellant Holleman raises four issues for our consideration, each relating to the admission into evidence of two confessions: (1) whether the confessions were the product of an illegal arrest; (2) whether…