Hanus v. State

BERRY, Judge.

The offense is arson, the punishment is two years in the penitentiary.

The only serious complaint made by the appellant is at the action of the court in permitting the state to introduce in evidence the voluntary statement made by the accused. The confession sufficiently complies with the statute as to form, and if it was voluntarily made, it was admissible. There seems to be no controversy but that appellant was duly warned by the County Attorney, the officer who took the confession. The objection to its voluntary character is based on the proposition that the Rev. G. Kuratko, a…