Greer v. State

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

LATTIMORE, Judge.

The question of whether a confession be voluntary or otherwise is not an issue for the jury in a case where, without dispute, such confession contains statements of facts or circumstances, which later and as a result of such statements are found to be true, which facts or circumstances conduce to establish the guilt of the party confessing. Ortiz v. State, 68 Texas Crim. Rep. 524; Hilliard v. State, 87 Texas Crim. Rep. 416. This is the holding of all the authorities, and has application in this case. Appellant’s statements made to the officers led to…