Cooper v. State

On February 17, 1972, one Larry D. Yeager was shot and killed. A Greenfield policeman, having been alerted by a telephone call from the Marion County Sheriff’s office, drove to the appellant’s home. As the policeman was stopping his car in front of appellant’s house, the appellant came out the front door, motioned for the policeman to stop and said that he, the appellant, was in trouble. The officer asked what kind of trouble and the appellant replied “take me to jail I shot a guy.” Appellant was then taken to a police station where he made and signed a confession. The appellant was indicted,…