ANDREWS v. STATE

QUILLIAN, Judge.

On appeal from the defendant's conviction of burglary, the sole issue presented is whether the trial judge made a definite and independent ruling on the voluntariness of a purported confession prior to submitting it to the jury. Held:

The record reveals that at the time the confession was offered into evidence the jury was excused and a hearing was conducted by the trial judge with regard to the voluntariness of the statement made by the defendant. At the close of the hearing the trial judge stated: "The court is going to admit it." This was sufficient compliance with the rule laid down in Cardell v. State, 119 Ga. App. 848, 853 ( 168 S.E.2d 889), citing Sims v. Georgia, 385 U.S. 538 ( 87 SC 639, 17 L.Ed.2d 593); Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368 ( 84 SC 1774, 12 L.Ed.2d 908). The defendant's contention is without merit. Judgment affirmed. Deen, P. J., and Webb, J., concur.