Baptiste v. State

Appellant challenges his convictions and sentences for offenses arising out of the robbery of a jewelry store and the conspiracy to rob a second jewelry store. Appellant asserts the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress incriminating statements he made to police. He argues thé statements were elicited in violation of his Fifth Amendment rights after he unequivocally invoked his right to counsel. He further argues the statements were involuntarily made as the result of,police officers misrepresenting the law by promising him that if he confessed to committing the offenses but…