Scott v. State

OPINION

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is rape; the punishment, death.

Appellant’s brief filed in the trial court sets forth six grounds of error.

Ground 1 complains of the overruling of his motion to suppress the written confession; the finding that such confession was freely and voluntarily made; and the failure to find that appellant had knowingly and intelligently waived the appointment of counsel at the time the statement was given.

The confession in writing made October 18, 1966, was introduced in evidence at appellant’s trial on September 5, 1967.

The evidence adduced at the hearing…