McNeill v. State

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of burglary of a building; the punishment is imprisonment for 3 years.

The appellant asserts that error was committed when the trial court “refused his request for a Jackson v. Denno hearing” prior to admitting his confession in evidence.

When raised an accused is entitled to a hearing on the voluntariness of any statement or confession under both the Constitution of the United States and Article 38.22, Section 6 V.A.C.C.P. Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368, 84 S.Ct. 1774, 12 L.Ed. 908 (1964); Moore v. State, 505 S.W.2d…