Rich v. State

We affirm Rich’s conviction and sentence for battery’ on a person over age 65, strong armed robbery, and burglary with a battery.

In our view, the state’s argument, that evidence establishing the voluntariness of Rich’s confession was uncontro-verted, was not an improper comment on Rich’s failure to testify, and the trial court did not err in so concluding.

At trial, the state introduced into evidence Rich’s taped confession made to Detective Mink. On cross-examination, defense counsel questioned Mink on the issue of voluntariness of the statement, specifically that the detective interrogated…