Vitek v. State

SULLIVAN, Justice.

We affirm Defendant Gary Vitek's murder conviction for his role in killing a man and burying his body in cement. We find that Defendant's actions after the killing constituted sufficient evidence to convict. Because the police were conducting a valid missing person investigation, we reject his argument that there was an illegal war-rantless search. And because Defendant claimed cooperation with police, we affirm the State's use of his refusal to give a videotaped statement.

*348Background

The facts most favorable to the verdict indicate that on January 7, 1999, Defendant was…