Jimmerson v. Commonwealth

Opinion

WILLIS, J.,

In the early morning hours of October 3, 1989 the appellant, Norman Douglas Jimmerson, Jr., broke and entered the home of Ursula Kolek. He abducted her at knifepoint and took her to a bank where he forced her to withdraw $300 from an automated teller machine. He took the money from her, returned her to her home, and left. Later that day, he was arrested, advised of his Miranda rights, and confessed.

While admitting the crimes against Ms. Kolek, the appellant also made several incriminating statements concerning other crimes that he had committed. He stated that “he never…