Anderson v. State

CHARLES CARROLL, Chief Judge.

The appellant was informed against, tried before the court and found and adjudged guilty of breaking and entering an automobile and of petit larceny. On the former offense he was sentenced to imprisonment for five years and on the latter offense was sentenced to the time previously served.

The question presented on appeal is whether error was committed by the court in receiving in evidence an incriminating statement of the defendant made to the police following his arrest.

The record discloses that upon responding to a call a police officer came upon the defendant…