Opinion
2012-UP-310
05-16-2012
The State, Respondent, v. Latisha Lee Cochran, Appellant.
Appellate Defender Elizabeth A. Franklin-Best, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor E.L. Clements III, of Florence, for Respondent.
Unpublished Opinion
Submitted April 2, 2012
Appeal From Florence CountyMichael G. Nettles, Circuit Court Judge
Appellate Defender Elizabeth A. Franklin-Best, of Columbia, for Appellant.
Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor E.L. Clements III, of Florence, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM
Latisha Lee Cochran appeals her conviction of armed robbery, arguing the trial court erred in admitting a purported confession given under inherently coercive circumstances. We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authorities: State v. Dye, 384 S.C. 42, 46, 681 S.E.2d 23, 26 (Ct. App. 2009) ("On review, the [trial] court's conclusions on issues of fact as to the voluntariness of a confession will not be disturbed unless so manifestly erroneous as to show an abuse of discretion."); State v. Pittman, 373 S.C. 527, 566, 647 S.E.2d 144, 164 (2007) (holding the voluntariness of a confession is determined based on "the totality of the circumstances surrounding the defendant's giving the confession" (citation omitted)); Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, 412 U.S. 218, 226 (1973) (holding the totality of the circumstances includes "both the characteristics of the accused and the details of the interrogation").
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.
AFFIRMED.
FEW, C.J., HUFF and SHORT, JJ., concur.