Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 9, 1949No. 24275Published

1Opinion

*387ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

HAWKINS, Presiding Judge.

Appellant has filed a motion for rehearing in which he strongly relies on Ward v. State, 144 Tex. Cr. R. 444, 158 S. W. (2d) 516, 62 U. S. Sup. Ct. Rep. 1139. The circumstances under which the confession was obtained in that case and in the present case are so different that we desire to point them out before giving attention to other matters. The undisputed evidence in Ward’s case shows that he was taken into custody without any charge having been filed against him and questioned during which he was slapped by one of the officers. He was then…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
  2. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  3. Stewart v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1933
  4. Cannada v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1891
  5. Salvaggio v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934

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