Hayes v. State

Hall, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of armed robbery. Appellant’s sole contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in allowing the introduction into evidence over objection, of oral and written confessions made by appellant. The grounds on which it is claimed that these confessions should be excluded are that Hayes was poorly educated and semi-drunk at the time of confessing, and that he had requested and been denied an attorney.

A Jackson v. Denno hearing was conducted to determine whether the confessions were voluntary. An officer testified that the…