People v. Cousins

Defendant, James Williams Cousins, was convicted by a jury of armed robbery, MCLA 750.529; MSA 28.797, and appeals.

The defendant raises three issues on appeal. First, defendant argues that the trial judge erred at the close of the Walker hearing by failing to expressly find that the confession was voluntary before admitting it into evidence. At the conclusion of the Walker hearing defense counsel moved to exclude the confession as involuntary, while the prosecutor moved to admit it as voluntarily given. The trial judge ruled, "I am going to admit the statement”.

Defendant relies on Sims v…