SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
James Thomas Heffner was tried by jury and convicted of voluntary manslaughter, a Class B felony, Ind. Code § 35-42-1-3 (Burns 1985 Repl.). The trial court sentenced him to twenty years in prision.
Among the several issues Heffner raises on direct appeal, he prevails on one: Whether the admission of Heffner's statements during interrogation by the police after he had requested an attorney violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel...
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