State v. Jones

SIMON, Justice.

Robert Jones was indicted for the crime of murder, tried before a jury,, found guilty and sentenced to death. From his conviction and sentence he prosecutes this appeal, relying on three bills of exception.

Bill of Exception No. 1 is based on the complaint that the district attorney in his opening statement before the jury failed to state that he would introduce a confession made by the accused, but informed the jury that he would show by the free and voluntary admission of the accused certain admitted facts contained therein.

In the course of the trial the district attorney…