Omohundro v. Commonwealth

Sims, P.,

after making the foregoing statement, delivered the following opinion of the court:

All of the questions which can be considered as presented by the assignments of error will be passed upon in their order as stated below.

1. Did the trial court err in overruling the motion of the accused to exclude the testimony for the Commonwealth showing the confession of guilt of the accused, on the ground that the confession was involuntary, being extorted by threat or fear of bodily harm to the accused?

*863The question must be answered in the negative.

It is true that, in order to render it admissible…