Legal Opinion

Baiza, Gregory Lee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 14, 2016No. PD-0470-16PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLER, P.J.,

filed a dissenting opinion

in which NEWELL, J. joined.

Article 38.22 requires that certain warnings be conveyed to a suspect before any statement he makes as a result of custodial interrogation is admissible in court. 1 One of those warnings is that he “has the right to terminate the interview at any time.” 2 That warning was read to the appellant in this case, but it was read very quickly. The court of appeals held that the trial court erred to admit appellant’s statement because the speed at which the warning was read made it unintelligible. 3 1 would grant the State’s petition…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State of Texas v. Duran, AnthonyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  2. Baiza v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Fidencio Castillo Cosme v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2023
  2. Meagan Rena Work v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2020
  3. Meagan Rena Work v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2020

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