Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and facts and a new trial granted.
Memorandum:
Following a hearing held outside the presence of the jury the Trial Judge held to be voluntary and admitted into evidence over the objection of defendant's counsel an inculpatory statement made by the defendant. At the conclusion of the hearing the Judge instructed the jury as follows: "the Court has ruled, as a matter of law, after listening to these witnesses —...
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