Sullins v. State

OPINION

GALBREATH, Judge.

This is the joint appeal of two of four defendants convicted in the Criminal Court of Perry County of burglary in the third degree and the resulting sentences of not less than three (3) nor more than four (4) years.

We will consider, first, the two assignments of error relied upon by the plaintiff in error, Jerry Wilbert Sullins, in admitting his written inculpatory statement into evidence and in denying the jury’s request to rehear the oral testimony after granting a like request to read again the written statement.

The State contends that the statement complained of…