Patrick v. State

Shulman, Chief Judge.

Appellant was convicted of armed robbery and now challenges the trial court’s ruling that his confession was voluntarily made without hope of benefit. He contends that his statement was induced by hope of benefit when the sheriff allegedly promised that, in exchange for a statement, appellant would not be sent to Reidsville. See OCGA § 24-3-50 (Code Ann. § 38-411). At the Jackson-Denno hearing, the two law enforcement officers who took appellant’s statement testified that appellant “didn’t want to say anything because he was afraid he might have to go to Reidsville. And,…