McCandless v. State

OPINION

ONION, Judge.

The offense is Murder with Malice; the punishment, assessed by the jury, life.

The indictment charged the appellant with the murder of his wife, Geraldine, on July 29, 1966, by drowning her in water (in a well).

At the outset appellant challenges the admissibility of both his oral and written confessions. It is his contention that neither confession meets the standards required by Miranda v. State of Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694, applicable since the trial commenced on February 14, 1967, long after the effective date of such decision (June 13, 1966).…