BURIN v. STATE

No. CR 88-206.

770 S.W.2d 125 (1989)

298 Ark. 611

Vincent BURIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F.N. "Buddy" Troxell, Conway, for appellant.

Ann Purvis, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


DUDLEY, Justice.

The primary issue in this case is whether the appellant's confession should have been suppressed because of his mental subnormality. We affirm the trial court's ruling denying the motion to suppress. We set out the applicable law in some detail, even on points not argued, because there was obvious confusion below about the burden of proof, and the distinction between insanity as a defense and the lack of...

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