Moore v. State

Undercofler, Justice.

Charles Fredrick Moore was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals from that judgment. Held:

1. The appellant gave two statements to the police officers. In one statement he denied any knowledge of the homicide. In the second statement he told the officers of the facts and circumstances surrounding the homicide and told them that he had committed it.

The appellant contends that the trial court erroneously allowed his second statement to be introduced in evidence because the statement was obtained by police officers after they had falsely told him…