James v. State

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

HAWKINS, Judge.

In his motion for rehearing appellant urges that his confession should not have been admitted in evi dence against him because he says the statements therein “did not conduce to establish his guilt.” He seems to rely upon an expression in Musgrave v. State, 11 S. W., 927, containing the language quoted. In that case the court was discussing the provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure (present article 727, C. C. P.) which admits in evidence confessions not made under the formalities required by statute if statements contained in the confession are…