Legal Opinion
Zhi Jun Xu v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided February 13, 2006No. 04-04-00449-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
PHYLIS J. SPEEDLIN, Justice.
Frank Xu appeals his conviction for the murder of Melissa Wang, his wife. Because we hold the trial court committed harmful error in denying Xu’s motion to suppress his oral statement, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand the cause for a new trial consistent with this opinion.
Factual and Procedural Background
The instant appeal arises out of the second murder conviction of Frank Xu. In his first trial, he was convicted of murdering his wife by strangulation and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. This court overturned that conviction…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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