Smith v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Phillips Circuit Court. If the original confession was made under illegal influence, it will be presumed that all subsequent confessions are colored by it. 22 Ark. 336; 69 Ark. 599; 6 Am. & Eng. Ene. Eaw (2d Ed.), 542; 3 Rice, Ev. 499.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, J.
Appelfant was convicted of the crime of burglary, the only proof connecting him with the commission of the offence being his own confession, and it is argued in his behalf that the confession was extorted from him by threats, and physical violence. He was arrested by a police officer in the city of Helena, where the offense is alleged to have been committed, and confined in the city prisión for one day, and then taken to the county jail. He testified that the police officer who arrested him whipped him severely, and extorted a confession from him. This is not denied, and must therefore be…
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