Marcus Woodrow Kitchens v. State

CARROLL, DONALD K., Acting Chief Judge.

The appellant was tried and convicted of the crime of possession of a narcotic drug (marijuana) by the Circuit Court for Bay County and has appealed to this court from his judgment of conviction and sentence.

The sole question presented for our determination in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to grant the defendant’s request during the trial for a hearing outside of the jury’s presence for the purpose of determining the voluntary character of .a confession obtained from him.

Prior to the trial the defendant filed a motion to…