Jones v. State

Appellant, Tyshawn Jones, was convicted by a jury, in the Circuit Court for Washington County, of first-degree felony murder, depraved heart second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, armed robbery, and numerous other related and lesser-included offenses. Appellant received a total executed sentence of life in prison (for the first-degree felony murder), plus 35 years.

In his timely appeal, Jones presents five issues for our review, which, as slightly rephrased, are:

1. Whether the circuit court committed reversible error in allowing appellant’s May 4, 2004 statement into…