Parham v. State

BASKIN, Judge.

Appellant James Parham challenges his convictions and sentences for robbery with a firearm, kidnapping, and unlawful possession of a firearm while engaged in a criminal offense. He contends that the trial court erred in failing to suppress his taped confession, obtained in the absence of counsel. We affirm.

On January 21,1986, Parham and a code-fendant, not a party to this appeal, allegedly robbed Robert Davis, a truck driver making rounds for a beer distributorship. *992On January 28, 1986, Parham was being held in the Dade County Jail on unrelated matters; a public defender had…