Koger v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
Appellant was convicted in the Mobile Circuit Court of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. She appeals to this court.
The appellant gives three reasons why her conviction should be reversed. First, that the trial court committed reversible error by admitting into evidence her confession when the evidence showed that the confession was based on fear. Second, by admitting into evidence the confession when the evidence showed that the accused was confused and distraught. Third, in denying appellant's motion to exclude the evidence in that the State did not prove a prima facie case against…
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