Legal Opinion

Renfro v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided March 4, 1998No. 06-97-00085-CRPublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROSS, Justice.

The appellant, Bennie Carl Renfro, appeals from a conviction for the offense of burglary of a habitation, a second degree felony. Ren-fro was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment.

In his sole point of error, Renfro argues that the trial court erroneously overruled his motion to suppress confession on the following grounds:(1) the confession was not voluntary;(2) the confession was the fruit of an illegal detention and arrest;(3) the appellant was not taken before a magistrate before making his written confession; and(4) the oral confession…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Romero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  4. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  5. Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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3Cited by43 opinions

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  3. Beaver v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
  4. Qwest Communications International, Inc. v. AT & T Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003
  5. Midcontinent Express Pipeline, LLC v. Man Industries (INDIA), Ltd, Prime Pipe International, Inc., and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013

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