State v. Carleton

This case comes before us on respondents’ bill of exceptions from the November 1951 Term of the Knox County Superior Court. The three Carletons named above were indicted, with one George Johnson who did not stand trial, at said term on the charge of breaking, entering and larceny and at the trial at said term were found guilty. During the course of the trial the respondents excepted to the introduction of certain evidence in the nature of admissions made by the respondents to the sheriff of the county and also to the admission in evidence of what is usually termed an extrajudicial confession…