Sherman v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for murder. A jury assessed punishment at life imprisonment.

Appellant contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the trial court’s finding that his confession was voluntary and therefore it was error to admit the same into evidence. It will be seen that appellant’s contentions are correct, and the judgment must be reversed upon the authority of Farr v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 519 S.W.2d 876, and the authorities there cited.

A pre-trial hearing to determine volun-tariness was conducted in accordance with Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368,…