Lavonte Davis v. State

Appellant Lavonte Davis was convicted of first degree murder with a firearm, attempted robbery with a firearm, and burglary with assault,while armed with a firearm. His appeal challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress his recorded pre-trial statements to police. As Appellant’s statements were freely and voluntarily given and the product of a proper police investigatory process, we affirm.

Appellant became involved in the subject murder investigation after detectives learned he had been present at the scene the night of the murder. Over the next week, the detectives…