Goodfellow v. People

The defendant was convicted of receiving stolen goods, a Ford sedan, and sentenced to the state reformatory. He brings the case here and moves for a supersedeas. He contends that the trial court erred in admitting in evidence exhibits D and E. These exhibits were statements in writing, consisting of questions and answers, signed and sworn *245to by the defendant, and made after he had been arrested and placed in jail. The statements were made in the presence of several persons, and, according to the weight of the evidence, were made freely and voluntarily, and without threats or promises made to…