People v. Whisenant

Defendant, age 19, represented by court appointed counsel, was found guilty of robbery armed 1 by a jury on June 27, 1966, in the Kent county circuit court. He was sentenced on July 18, 1966, to a prison term of 7-1/2 to 15 years.

In appealing his conviction, defendant asserts that his written confession was involuntary and inadmissible at trial because he was not advised of his right to counsel as required bv the rule of Miranda v. Arizona (1966), 384 US 436 (86 S Ct 1602, 16 L Ed 2d 694). The transcript of a Walker hearing 2 held prior to trial to determine the voluntariness of defendant’s…