STATE v. MULLIN

No. 49209.

85 N.W.2d 598 (1957)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Claris Wilbur MULLIN, Appellant,

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 15, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oscar E. Jones, Des Moines, for appellant.

Norman A. Erbe, Atty. Gen., Raphael R. R. Dvorak, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Freeman H. Forrest, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ray Hanrahan, County Attorney, Des Moines, for appellee.


LARSON, Justice.

The sole question before us in this appeal is whether the trial court committed prejudicial error by permitting jury consideration of a written confession allegedly procured as a result of inducements made by an interrogating officer.

Defendant Mullin, an employee of the Des Moines Post Office, was accused of entering the rural home of Mrs. Trent, assaulting her, and taking from her some forty-five dollars in currency. She noted his car license...

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