Opinion ID: 1798398
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: assignments of error number twelve and fourteen

Text: Defendant contends that the verbal confession to officer Reed was not free and voluntary and Reed's testimony had impermissible references to other crimes. LSA-C.Cr.P. art. 770(2). Although defendant claimed that he did not make a statement to Reed, Reed's contrary testimony was corroborated by O'Brien and Laird. Reed's testimony that Robertson's confession was free and voluntary is uncontradicted. On redirect, Reed testified that his department handles burglaries, robberies and street crimes, but not rapes. The evidence explained to the jury why Reed did not prepare a written report about his interrogation. It was not intended to infer that Robertson was a burglar. Unless the inference is plain that the prosecutor commented on other crimes committed by the defendant, Art. 770 is inapplicable. State v. Curry, 390 So.2d 506 at 509 (La., 1980). These assignments lack merit.