People v. Hurst

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of the crime of burglary, and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

The following are the “grounds of decision” herein:(1) The trial court committed no error in admitting in evidence the extrajudicial statement made to defendant to the effect that he wished to be permitted to plead guilty to a charge of “receiving stolen property and take a county jail sentence.” A painstaking examination by the trial court of the situation and circumstances present at the time the statement was made by defendant discloses the fact that it related…