State v. Shoemaker

Defendant appeals from his convictions for murder, attempted murder and burglary, citing as error the trial court’s denial of a defense motion to suppress certain statements made by the defendant while in custody. We affirm.

In February of 1978, defendant was jailed on a forgery charge and counsel was appointed to represent him in connection with those charges. In mid February, defendant was placed in a single cell which was not in the general population area of the jail. Defendant was able to communicate with the person in the next cell and retained visiting, library and shower privileges. An…