Jason King v. State of Indiana

OPINION

BRADFORD, Judge.

Appellant-Defendant Jason King appeals his conviction of and sentence for attempted murder for shooting Woodrow McGuire in the face at a South Haven nightclub. During a recorded interrogation regarding the crime, King uttered the words, “an attorney,” in a sentence otherwise inaudible on the recording. The interrogating officer continued to question King, and he eventually confessed to shooting McGuire.

At trial, King orally moved to suppress evidence regarding his confession, claiming it was obtained in violation of his right to counsel. A hearing was held on King’s…