STATE v. BRANAM

No. CR 81-93.

627 S.W.2d 8 (1982)

STATE of Arkansas, Appellant, v. James T. BRANAM, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

January 25, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by Victra L. Fewell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellant.

William R. Simpson, Jr., Public Defender by Deborah R. Sallings, Deputy Public Defender, Little Rock, for appellee.


HICKMAN, Justice.

This is an appeal by the State questioning the trial court's suppression of a statement made by James T. Branam. While the facts are somewhat complex, the question is not. It is simply a matter of whether Branam had waived his right to have counsel when he talked to the police. The trial court ruled that the State had not met its burden of proof in this regard and we cannot say the court was clearly wrong...

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