Lindsey v. State

Ossie Langley, Charley Langley, Gerald Ralston and Claude Lindsey were jointly indicted and tried upon the charge of having robbed Mary Jane and Steve Jones. All were convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary, but only Claude Lindsey has appealed.

It appears that Ossie Langley and Gerald Ralston had signed written confessions, in which they admitted their guilt and detailed the circumstances under which the crime had been committed. These confessions were to the effect that the robbery was planned by the four persons charged with its commission; that appellant, Claude Lindsey, furnished the…