State v. Rabon

Littlejohn, Justice:

Defendant-appellant Lawrence E. Rabón was found guilty of murder and of armed robbery committed at a convenience store. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on the murder count and fifteen years on the robbery count.

Defendant has appealed, alleging a reversible error on the part of the trial judge in three respects: (1) admitting appellant’s oral and written confessions in evidence; (2) refusing to grant a mistrial based on alleged prejudicial argument of the solicitor to the jury; and (3) refusing to charge the jury as requested.

Following an extensive hearing out of the…