State v. Wells

1. Tbe defendant was convicted of tbe crime of producing an abortion upon tbe woman named in tbe information. At tbe trial tbe state offered to prove a confession claimed to bave been made by the defendant. Tbe state first attempted to show that tbe alleged confession was made voluntarily. Tbe defendant’s counsel asserted that tbe volun-' tariness of tbe confession would be disputed, and requested that such matter in issue be first tried before tbe court, in tbe absence of. tbe jury, and objected to its being beard in their presence. Tbe court overruled tbe objection, denied tbe request, and…