After some initial questioning by police, defendants were placed in a transport vehicle and driven to county jail. During this ride, defendants engaged in an approximately 20-minute conversation captured by the van’
s recording device. This recording was later played for the juries.
During their recorded conversation, defendants confirmed that they had told the police that they had “heard a shot and ran.” Byrd then asked
Ellis about their firearms:
“BYRD: Where did you put the- the- bank?
“
ELLIS: They didn’t find them?
“BYRD: They didn’t find none of them?
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ELLIS: I don’t think so – I don’t know.
“BYRD: I think they found one.
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ELLIS: I don’t know.
“BYRD: Nah, they haven’t – they haven’t found the other one.
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ELLIS: What other one?
“BYRD: The Grokett.
“
ELLIS: Oh.
“BYRD: You threw that over there by the – by the uh, little creek, huh?
“ELLIS: Yeah.”
P. v. Byrd, First Appellate District, A144835