Jackson v. State

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

Two separate appeals are presented in this case. One concerns a defendant’s right to testify in his own behalf and the other questions the admissibility of a confession.

Both defendants were convicted of rape stemming from the same incident and each received a sentence of 40 years imprisonment. This appeal from that verdict is before this court under Sup. Ct. R. 29(1 )(b). Because unrelated issues are raised by the two appeals, we will discuss them separately.

Louis Charles Jackson, one of the appellants, argues that the trial court violated his constitutional…