Harris v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder; the punishment was assessed by a jury at life.

In view of the disposition we make of this case, a statement of the facts will not be necessary. Suffice it to say that the evidence of the state reveals that appel*176lant shot the deceased with a gun. Appellant objected to the introduction of his written statement into evidence. Relying on Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368, 84 S.Ct. 1774, 12 L.Ed.2d 908, he contends that the trial court committed reversible error by not conducting a hearing on the voluntariness of the statement or…