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Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: BRENT R. DECHERT Dechert Law Office Kokomo, Indiana ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: STEVE CARTER Attorney General of Indiana ARTHUR THADDEUS PERRY Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana ANN L. GOODWIN Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA
MICHAEL SHANE BRAMLEY, Appellant-Defendant, vs. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee-Plaintiff. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 80A05-0602-CR-74

APPEAL FROM THE TIPTON CIRCUIT COURT The Honorable Thomas R. Lett, Judge Cause No. 80C01-0402-MR-38

December 12, 2006 MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION

BAKER, Judge Appellant-defendant Michael Shane Bramley appeals his conviction for Felony Murder. 1 Specifically, Bramley contends that a new trial is warranted because (1) the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted his allegedly involuntary confession into evidence at trial, and (2) the trial court abused its discretion when it denied Bramley's motion for a mistrial after the prosecutor made an improper comment regarding the admissibility of his confession. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment of the trial court. FACTS 2 Shortly after midnight on December 27, 2003, Tipton City Police Officers Steven Johnson and Jeff Stout were dispatched to 410 South Independence Street in Tipton after reports of a gunshot wound at that residence. After arriving at the scene, the officers found Morris Moody upstairs in the house with a fatal gunshot wound to his head. On January 20, 2004, the Indiana State Police received information from Heather Bradley regarding the murder. Bradley provided the officers with the names of three suspects she believed were connected to the murder. In response to that information, Detective Tony Frawley interviewed one of the individuals, Ethan Pennington, three times between January 20, 2004, and February 2, 2004.

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