State of Tennessee v. Benjamin Damron - Dissenting

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE September 16, 2003 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. BENJAMIN DAMRON Appeal from the Circuit Court for Coffee County No. 29542 John W. Rollins, Judge No. M2003-00588-CCA-R9-CO - Filed December 29, 2003 DAVID G. HAYES, J., dissenting I am unable to join with my colleagues in concluding that the defendant's inculpatory statement must be suppressed. The trial court ruled that the defendant's statement was inadmissible upon grounds that there was no "clear understanding [between the district attorney and defense counsel] about exactly what…