Opinion ID: 1812612
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Did the trial court err in admitting in evidence a waiver of rights form on which had been written Refused to sign?

Text: After Officer Walker was taken to the scene of the homicide by appellant, they went to the sheriff's office where appellant was again advised of his constitutional rights and was presented a waiver of rights form to sign. Appellant advised the officer that he knew his constitutional rights but that he did not want to sign the waiver of rights form, further, that he would answer any questions the officers cared to ask him. The State argues that it offered the form in evidence for the purpose of showing the questions that were asked appellant before he made the confession. The officer testified as to what he told appellant, which was the same information that appeared in the waiver of rights form. It is difficult to see how appellant could have been prejudiced by the introduction of the written waiver of rights form with the notation thereon that he had refused to sign it, particularly in view of the fact that the information was identical to that testified to by the officer and that the officer also testified that appellant refused to sign the form.