WATKINS v. STATE

6 Div. 952.

497 So.2d 1153 (1986)

Noah WATKINS v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied September 9, 1986.

Certiorari Denied November 21, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Burton Dunn, Birmingham, for appellant.

Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., and Rivard Melson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


Alabama Supreme Court 85-1560.

BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

Noah Watkins was convicted for the capital murder-kidnapping of Kathryn P. Clark and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. On appeal, Watkins argues that his inculpatory statement to Birmingham Police Sergeant Juanita Eaton Evans should not have been admitted into evidence because his mental retardation and limited intelligence prevented him from understanding the Miranda warnings.

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