Allgood v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is burglary; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for four years.

The State relied largely upon appellant’s confession. Testifying in his own behalf, appellant repudiated the confession and stated, in effect, that he had been forced to make it. It was his version that from the time of his arrest during Friday morning until the following day he was not permitted to sleep and was subjected to constant questioning. He also testified that one of the officers struck him in an effort to force him to answer questions. The officers admitted that appellant was…