Morroco v. State

Appellant is of the Mexican race, as was the man whom he was charged with murdering. Indicted for murder of Masario Rangee in the Circuit Court of Sunflower County, he was convitecl of manslaughter and sentenced to the State penitentiary for the term of ten years.

On appeal, we And only one assignment of error worthy of consideration. On the trial, the State was preparing to prove by the sheriff that appellant made an oral and a written confession to him, whereupon appellant moved for a preliminary hearing to determine their competency, as evidence. This motion was granted, but only the State…