Hill v. State

PIERCE, Judge.

Appellant Earl E. Hill appeals from a judgment of conviction and sentence, consequent upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of manslaughter.

Only one question is urged before this Court on appeal, and that is whether it is necessary, in order to render admissible an oral confession made by the accused soon after his arrest at the scene of the homicide, that he give an affirmative waiver in some positive form, either verbal or written, of his right to counsel before being interrogated, in addition to the usual cautionary “Miranda warnings” by the officer. We hold that Miranda…