Falk

Appellants Falk and Helpman were tried jointly and found guilty by a jury of robbery in the first degree (Pen. Code, § 11). Both appeals are from the judgment of conviction.

On the afternoon of September 1, 1963, three men robbed the Alpha Beta Market on Lakewood Boulevard. Several witnesses, including the third robber, Patterson, testified that appellants were two of the participants in the crime.

*399 Officer Vogel of the Long Beach Police Department, the investigating officer on the ease, testified that he questioned appellant Falk in October of 1963 while the latter was in custody at the Los Angeles County jail.

“ [Falk] stated that he, Helpman and Patterson, had robbed the Alpha Beta Market on the first of September. That he and Patterson had contacted two other men who he didn’t care to mention in regards to a car to be used on this robbery. ...”

On rebuttal, Detective Sergeant Jack McMahan of the Long Beach Police Department testified that he participated in the interrogation of Falk, which lasted approximately 25 minutes. His testimony elaborated on the details of the crime and demonstrated that Falk’s confession was made in response to continuing questioning by the…