Mounce v. State

OPINION

BELCHER, Judge.

The conviction is under Art. 535d, Vernon’s Ann.P.C., for fondling; the punishment, fifteen years.

For reversal, the appellant contends that the trial court erred in admitting his alleged confession in evidence on the ground that he was not given the statutory warning, that it was never reduced to writing and signed by him as required by Art. 38.22, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.; that it was not shown to have been voluntarily made, and was patently inadmissible and denied him due process of law.

Before this case was tried and while the appellant was in jail, a dependency hearing was…