Vasquez v. State

WOMACK, J.,

delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court.

A jury found the appellant guilty of capital murder. Because the State did not *919seek the death penalty, the only available penalty was confinement for life. On appeal, the appellant argued that the trial court committed reversible error by failing to suppress his confession. The Court of Appeals agreed, holding that the police employed an unconstitutional, two-step technique of interrogation.1 We granted review. We shall vacate the judgment of the Court of Appeals and remand the case to that Court with instructions to remand this case to…