Andrews v. State

Quillian, Judge.

On appeal from the defendant’s conviction of burglary, the sole issue presented is whether the trial judge made a definite and independent ruling on the voluntariness of a purported confession prior to submitting it to the jury. Held:

The record reveals that at the time the confession was offered into evidence the jury was excused and a hearing was conducted by the trial judge with regard to the voluntariness of the statement made by the defendant. At the close of the hearing the trial judge stated: "The court is going to admit it.” This was sufficient compliance with the rule…