Smith v. State

DUNCAN, Judge.

OPINION

The defendant, Willie Ray Smith, brings this appeal contesting his conviction in the Madison County Criminal Court for the offense of forgery. The defendant received a jail sentence of 11 months and 29 days.

The defendant’s five assignments of error can be reduced to two basic complaints. First, that his alleged confession should not have been admitted into evidence, and second, that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction.

With respect to his confession complaint, the defendant particularly argues that the trial court erred by refusing his request to hold a…