HAVILAND v. STATE

No. 53S00-9510-CR-1124.

677 N.E.2d 509 (1997)

Donald J. HAVILAND, Appellant (Defendant Below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Petitioner Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Smock, Terre Haute, for Appellant.

Pamela Carter, Attorney General of Indiana; Priscilla J. Fossum, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for Appellee.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant Donald J. Haviland guilty of murder, a felony, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-42-1-1 (West Supp.1996). The trial court sentenced him to sixty years in prison. In this direct appeal, Haviland raises the following issues:

1. Whether the trial court should have suppressed his confession, in particular, whether Haviland's statement, "I'm through with this," constituted an invocation of his right to remain silent;

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