Kiefer v. State

Appellant was indicted for murder of Pearl M. Kiefer, his wife, the charge being in the first degree. To this indictment appellant filed a special plea of not guilty by reason of insanity at the time the offense was alleged to have been committed. Upon trial by jury appellant was found guilty and sentenced to death.

The sole error assigned and argued as cause for reversal is the admission of appellant’s confession into evidence without first deleting that portion by which he also confessed to having killed his daughter.

It is appellant’s contention that reversible error was committed by the…