State v. Vance

McGraw, Justice:

Defendant, Thurman Matthew Vance, appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of breaking and entering in violation of W.Va. Code, 61-3-12 [1923]. We granted Vance a writ of error and superse-deas and now affirm the judgment.

Vance makes several assignments of error; we begin by addressing his claim that the trial court erred in admitting his confession.

The defendant contended in the trial court that he was assaulted by one of the arresting officers and that he was told by police officials that if he did not confess to the crime he would be sorry. The…