State v. Boyer

This is an appeal from a conviction of armed robbery. The assignments of error center around whether certain confessions and admissions were properly admitted in evidence.

*485The defendant, John C. Stanley, and a companion were arrested at 10:15 p.m., by the state patrol some 10 or 15 minutes after the armed robbery of a service station. They were turned over to two deputy sheriffs and taken directly to the sheriff’s office where they were questioned separately. The defendant at first refused to give any information. After being informed that his companion had confessed and, following a…