Rhett v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant was convicted of burglary of a habitation and murder, with punishment being assessed by the jury at five years in the penitentiary for the burglary and ten years in the penitentiary plus a $10,000 fine for the murder. The convictions were affirmed. Rhett v. State, 832 S.W.2d 177 (Tex.App.-Austin 1992).

On direct appeal, Appellant raised two points of error regarding the admission of a confession. In his first point of error he argued that the trial court erred in admitting the statement into evidence because the officer taking…