Robinson v. State

Tyrone Winston Robinson was charged in a two-count indictment with the murder of his wife, Lucinda Robinson, and the murder of Kenneth Simpson. A jury found him guilty as charged in the death of Lucinda Robinson, but convicted him of the lesser included offense of manslaughter in the death of Kenneth Simpson. Robinson was subsequently sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment on the murder conviction and to 10 year's imprisonment on the manslaughter conviction, with the sentences to run consecutively.

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Robinson asserts that statements which he made at the scene in response to police questioning were…