P. v. Beebe
Defendant John Beebe was convicted by a jury of seven counts of residential burglary (Pen. Code, 459),[1] three counts of attempted residential burglary (id., 459/664), possession of stolen property (id., 496, subd. (a)), possession of burglary tools (id., 466), possession of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, 11377, subd. (a)), and possession of drug paraphernalia (Health & Saf. Code, 11364). He was sentenced to an aggregate term of 16 years eight months in state prison. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in admitting defendants confession at the police station, shortly after his arrest. We agree with defendant that the interrogating officer crossed the line into impermissible coercion and implied promises of leniency and that the trial court erred in admitting the confession. We shall reverse three counts of defendants conviction that were tainted by the admission of the illegal confession. Court shall affirm as to the remaining counts, which survive harmless error review.
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