People v. Hulet

After a bench trial, defendant was convicted of burglary and sentenced to a term of two-to-four years. His codefendant, Young, was found not guilty. In this appeal defendant contends that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence his alleged confession; that there was no competent evidence of the corpus delicti in corroboration of the alleged confession; and that the trial court erred in failing to consider testimony of the codefendant.

The record shows that defendant began drinking at the Hi-Fi Lounge at about 9:00 p. m. on March 21, 1963. Defendant testified that he drank gin, wine…