Legal Opinion

Jose Luis Morenocastaneda v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided June 12, 2026No. 06-25-00061-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

In the Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana No. 06-25-00061-CR JOSE LUIS MORENOCASTANEDA, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 372nd District Court Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 1789110 Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Rambin MEMORANDUM OPINION A Tarrant County1 jury convicted Jose Luis Morenocastaneda of the murder of Evila Yanes. The trial court, adopting the jury’s assessment of punishment, sentenced Morenocastaneda to life in prison. The sole issue on appeal concerns two interrogations…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. McNeil v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Michigan v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Berghuis v. ThompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2010

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