Dawson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Dawson v. State

265 S.E.2d 74, 153 Ga. App. 130, 1980 Ga. App. LEXIS 1708

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia

DecidedJanuary 21, 1980

Docket59067

StatusPublished

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Dawson v. State, 265 S.E.2d 74, 153 Ga. App. 130, 1980 Ga. App. LEXIS 1708 (Ga. Ct. App. 1980).

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Shulman, Judge.

Defendant appeals her conviction of the offense of burglary. We affirm.

Appellant complains of the admission of a confession made to a co-defendant’s attorney, on the grounds that it was the product of a promise of leniency. On the same basis, defendant asserts error in the admission of her incriminating in-court testimony made during the trial of another. We find no error.

Although there was conflicting evidence on the issue of whether or not plaintiffs statements were freely and voluntarily elicited, without hope of benefit or reward, a Jackson v. Denno (378 U.S. 368 (84 SC 1774, 12 LE2d 908)) hearing was conducted to determine the voluntariness of the statements. Since there was evidence to support the court’s apparent determination that defendant’s statements were not induced by outside promises of leniency, but by her own belief that her cooperation would win her probation (see Foster v. State, 72 Ga. App. 237 (2b) (33 SE2d 598)), we refuse to disturb the court’s findings of admissibility on appeal. See also Gray v. State, 151 Ga. *131 App. 684 (1). As to defendant’s in-court statement, see Sheppard v. State, 68 Ga. App. 127 (2) (22 SE2d 347).

Submitted January 7, 1980 Decided January 21, 1980. Jon Bolling Wood, for appellant. Stephen A. Williams, District Attorney, Dianne Cook, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Quillian, P. J., and Carley, J., concur.

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Shulman, Judge.

Defendant appeals her conviction of the offense of burglary. We affirm.

Appellant complains of the admission of a confession made to a co-defendant’s attorney, on the grounds that it was the product of a promise of leniency. On the same basis, defendant asserts error in the admission of her incriminating in-court testimony made during the trial of another. We find no error.

Although there was conflicting evidence on the issue of whether or not plaintiffs statements were freely and voluntarily elicited, without hope of benefit or reward, a Jackson v. Denno (378 U.S. 368 (84 SC 1774, 12 LE2d 908)) hearing was conducted to determine the voluntariness of the statements. Since there was evidence to support the court’s apparent determination that defendant’s statements were not induced by outside promises of leniency, but by her own belief that her cooperation would win her probation (see Foster v. State, 72 Ga. App. 237 (2b) (33 SE2d 598)), we refuse to disturb the court’s findings of admissibility on appeal. See also Gray v. State, 151 Ga. *131 App. 684 (1). As to defendant’s in-court statement, see Sheppard v. State, 68 Ga. App. 127 (2) (22 SE2d 347).

Submitted January 7, 1980 Decided January 21, 1980. Jon Bolling Wood, for appellant. Stephen A. Williams, District Attorney, Dianne Cook, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Quillian, P. J., and Carley, J., concur.

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