Gadson v. State

Defendant-appellant, Willie Joe Gadson, was tried by a jury and convicted of robbery.

On appeal, he contends that the trial court committed reversible error in admitting the testimony of police officers relative to the identification of a recorded statement taken from the defendant’s accomplice.

To support his contention, appellant relies primarily upon Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123, 88 S.Ct. 1620, 20 L.Ed.2d 476 (1968), wherein the U. S. Supreme Court held that in a joint trial a confession of a codefendant who fails to take the stand cannot be introduced into evidence. The Bruton case…