Bennett v. State

The defendant was indicted and convicted for burglary in the third degree. He was sentenced as an habitual offender to ten years' imprisonment. Two issues are presented on appeal.

I

The defendant vigorously argues that his confession was involuntary because it was the product of "a distinct hope of a lighter sentence or punishment, or total forgiveness" created by the statements of the arresting officer.

During the early morning hours of August 2, 1980, the Interstate Gulf Station in Alabaster was burglarized. Upon learning that the defendant had recently been dismissed from employment at the…