Allen v. State

CARROLL, DONALD K., Acting Chief Judge.

The appellant was convicted of the crime of possessing marijuana by the Circuit Court for Bay County and has appealed from his judgment of conviction and sentence.

The sole question presented for our determination in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to grant the appellant’s request for a hearing outside of the jury’s presence for the purpose of determining the voluntary character of a confession obtained from the appellant.

The record shows that on March 21, 1969, the appellant was informed against for the crime of unlawful…