Court Opinion

ID: 9853248
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 05:45:03.032964+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:22:43.481493
License: Public Domain

*451Gregory, Justice,
concurring specially.
I concur in the judgment and write only to point out that I would not base Division One of the majority opinion on a determination that the statement in question constitutes a confession. Rather, I believe the second basis upon which the majority rests its opinion is the proper basis. The mere incidental use of the word “confession,” where the charge as a whole clearly considers the defendant’s words to have been an admission or an incriminating statement, did not contribute to the verdict in this case. I join Justice Weltner in urging trial judges to eliminate the word “confession” from this particular charge since it adds nothing of help to the jury, and invariably raises the issue we face here.