STATE v. HALL

No. 50386.

242 So.2d 239 (1970)

257 La. 253

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Charles HALL and John Lee Gregley, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 14, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Lee, Gretna, for appellants.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., William P. Schuler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jim Garrison, Dist. Atty., Louise Korns, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


TATE, Justice.

The defendants appeal their conviction of armed robbery, La.R.S. 14:64, and their consequent sentences of fifteen years to the state penitentiary. The principal issue raised by the four bills of exception: Were the defendants' oral and written confessions and statements free and voluntary?

Before introducing a confession into evidence in a criminal prosecution, the state must show beyond a reasonable doubt that it was freely and voluntarily...

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