Wireman v. State

The plaintiff in error was convicted of murder in the first degree for killing Robert Roark, and was sentenced to the State penitentiary for life. He has appealed to this court and has assigned errors.

The plaintiff in error testified in his own behalf and admitted his guilt, which is abundantly shown by the record, and no error is assigned as to the facts.

The defense relied upon is immunity from indictment by virtue.of section 7048 of Shannon’s Code, which provides as follows:

“And no witness shall be indicted for any offense in relation to which he has testified before the grand jury.”

The…