CRANE v. COM.


726 S.W.2d 302 (1987)

Major CRANE, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

March 12, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. David Niehaus, Daniel T. Goyette, Frank W. Heft, Jr., Office of the Jefferson Dist. Public Defender, Louisville, for appellant.

David L. Armstrong, Atty. Gen., John S. Gillig, Virgil W. Webb, Asst. Attys. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Appellant was convicted of wanton murder committed during the course of an attempted robbery. While police were investigating appellant's involvement in another crime, he confessed to them that he had committed the murder and consented to the taping of his confession. At trial appellant pleaded not guilty and objected to the admission in evidence of the confession.

The trial court, after a hearing, ruled that the confession was voluntary...

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