Wechsler v. State

ON appellant’s motion for rehearing

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

Upon further consideration' we have concluded that the appellant’s admissions in the nature of a confession before the Grievance Committee should have been excluded as involuntary.

Appellant made the same admissions of guilt to the district attorney under promise that he would not be prosecuted.

The trial judge correctly held that without the approval of the court the district attorney had no authority to grant immunity to the appellant. See Washburn v. State, 164 Texas Cr. Rep. 448, 299 S.W. 2d 706.

The trial court also correctly…