Legal Opinion
Griffith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 19, 2001No. 1957-98PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWomack, J.
which KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, PRICE, KEASLER, HERVEY and HOLCOMB, JJ., joined.
The issue in this case is whether constitutional rights were violated by the admission, as substantive evidence of guilt, of a recording of the appellant’s request for an attorney when he was asked to take a breath-alcohol test before receiving Miranda warnings or being charged with an offense. We hold that they were not.
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After Fort Worth police officers arrested the appellant on suspicion of DWI, they transported him to the police station. At the station, the appellant was taken to a room where pictures and sound…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by143 opinions
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