Mathew v. State

HOBSON, Judge.

J. C. Mathew, the defendant below, appeals a judgment and sentence for the crime of aggravated assault.

At the trial, the arresting officer testified that the defendant, after advising him of his constitutional rights, made certain admissions to him. Timely objection was made by defense counsel who requested that the jury be excused while the court determined the voluntariness of the admissions. This objection was overruled.

Later, the defendant himself took the stand in his own behalf and testified essentially the same, as to the facts surrounding the circumstances of the crime,…