State v. Phillips

MASON, Justice.

Dennis Carl Phillips was arrested and charged by county attorney’s information with robbery with aggravation in violation of section 711.2, The Code, alleged to have been committed in Webster County December 28, 1973. He appeals from judgment and sentence following his conviction by a jury of the offense as charged.

The one issue presented for review by this appeal is whether the trial court erroneously overruled his motion for new trial based on the prosecutor’s prejudicial introduction before the jury of a fabricated confession.

On the evening of December 28, 1973, the Five…