Bauer v. State

I

Statement on the Appeal

Staton, J.

Bauer was in custody. He had been arrested and preliminarily charged with second degree arson when Detective Heingartner requested that he be brought from the lock-up to the interrogation room. Bauer was handed a printed interrogation rights and waiver form and asked to read it. He was told to sign it if he so desired. No legal counsel has been appointed or retained. Bauer signed the waiver and made a statement. Prior to trial, Bauer’s legal counsel filed a motion to suppress the statement and for a hearing thereon which was denied by the trial court. Later…