Jacobs v. State

Marshall, Judge.

Appellant Jacobs was indicted, tried, and convicted of the offense of robbery by intimidation. He was sentenced to a term of 15 years, 13 to be served in the penitentiary, followed by two years probation. He appeals the conviction, enumerating four alleged errors. Held:

1. The first enumeration alleges error by the trial court in overruling a motion for new trial on the special ground that evidence adduced by the state concerning an oral statement made by Jacobs while in custody was unlawfully admitted to the jury as being in violation of his rights against self-incrimination.

Th…