Colton v. State

Melton, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Tyus D. Colton was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and aggravated battery *510in connection with the beating death of Shannon Blount.1 On appeal Colton contends, among other things, that the trial court erred in admitting at trial evidence of Colton’s confession without first finding that the confession had been made voluntarily. For the reasons that follow, we remand the case to the trial court for a proper consideration of whether Colton’s confession was made voluntarily.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s…