TIPPITT v. STATE

No. CR 84-193.

686 S.W.2d 420 (1985)

285 Ark. 294

Roosevelt TIPPITT, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 25, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Rosensweig, Little Rock, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Theodore Holder, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


PURTLE, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of aggravated robbery and theft. He appeals from his conviction and thirty-five year sentence on the ground that his written statement should have been suppressed. Under the circumstances of this case we hold that the trial court properly refused to suppress the statement.

While in custody as a suspect in an aggravated robbery and attempted capital murder case, the appellant gave a written statement in which he admitted...

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