Tatum v. State

Weltner, Justice.

Tatum and co-defendant, Edwards, were tried jointly for the murder of Bill Roberts. Tatum was found guilty of murder and received a sentence of life imprisonment. Tatum alleges on appeal that the admission into evidence of an out-of-court statement given to the police by Edwards violated Tatum’s right of confrontation under the Sixth Amendment, citing Bruton v. United States, 391 U. S. 123 (88 SC 1620, 20 LE2d 476) (1968). Tatum also complains of the admission into evidence of certain photographs of the deceased alleged to be repetitious, prejudicial and of no probative…