Caraway v. State

FOSTER, L

The appellant was convicted of the possession of a still or apparatus to be used for manufacturing prohibited liquors.

Confessions are prima facie involuntary, and before they can be received in evidence it must be shown to the court that they were voluntarily made. Newman v. State, 49 Ala. 9; Kelly v. State, 72 Ala. 244; Redd v. State, 69 Ala. 255; Young v. State, 68 Ala. 569; Washington v. State, 106 Ala. 61, 17 So. 546; Stone v. State, 105 Ala. 60, 17 So. 114; Mayf. Dig. p. 206, par. 5.

State witness Dunn after testifying that the defendant made a statement to him was asked by the…