LACY v. STATE

No. CR 00-909.

44 S.W.3d 296 (2001)

345 Ark. 63

John Aaron LACY v. STATE of Arkansas.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 24, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Simpson, Jr., Public Defender, by Steven Abed, Deputy Public Defender, and Deborah R. Sallings, Deputy Public Defender, Little Rock, for appellant.

Mark Pryor, Att'y Gen., by Michael C. Angel, Ass't Att'y Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


ROBERT L. BROWN, Justice.

The appellant, John Aaron Lacy, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals and raises one point—the trial court erred in admitting his statement to a police officer into evidence. Specifically, Lacy contends that he unequivocally invoked his right to counsel and that his statement was taken in violation of Edwards v. Arizona, 451 U.S. 477, 101 S.Ct. 1880...

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