State v. Chiasson

The defendant was charged with robbing one Isaac Roy of $700 in money, and was duly convicted and sentenced.

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Four days after the alleged robbery he confessed it to one Le Blanc (a police officer) after said Le Blanc had brought him a message from one Latiolais (who claimed some interest in the money alleged to have been stolen) that he (Latiolais), was interested only in the recovery of the stolen money and would be lenient with the accused if he made some provision to repay it. This confession was excluded by the trial judge.

Some 8 or 10 days after this confession the defendant sought out…