Thomas v. State
| Docket Number: | 2005-KA-00574-COA | |
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Opinion Link Opinion Date: 08-22-2006 Opinion Author: Griffis, J. Holding: Affirmed |
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Topic: Armed robbery - Admission of confession Judge(s) Concurring: King, C.J., Lee and Myers, P.JJ., Southwick, Irving, Chandler, Barnes, Ishee and Roberts, JJ. Procedural History: Jury Trial Nature of the Case: CRIMINAL - FELONY |
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| Trial Court: |
Date of Trial Judgment: 02-12-2004 Appealed from: Lincoln County Circuit Court Judge: Mike Smith Disposition: CONVICTION OF ARMED ROBBERY AND SENTENCE TO 43 YEARS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS WITHOUT CHANCE OF EARLY RELEASE, PAROLE, SUSPENSION OR REDUCTION. District Attorney: DEWITT BATES, JR. Case Number: 03-305MS |
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| Appellant: | Raymond Keith Thomas |
DAVID F. LINZEY |
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| Appellee: | State of Mississippi | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: DEIRDRE MCCRORY |
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| Topic: | Armed robbery - Admission of confession |
| Summary of the Facts: | Raymond Thomas was convicted of armed robbery and was sentenced as an habitual offender, to forty-three years. He appeals. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Thomas argues that the court erred in admitting his confession into evidence, because he was under the influence of crack and Lorcet at the time of the confession. To be voluntary, the defendant must be aware of the nature of his self-incrimination rights and of the consequences of waiving them. Intoxication does not necessarily render a confession involuntary. A full four days elapsed between the time Thomas took the drugs and the time he confessed. Thomas displayed no signs of impairment. His confession, therefore, cannot be said to be the result of intoxication. |
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