in the Matter of X.J.T.

COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH NO. 02-13-00176-CV IN THE MATTER OF X.J.T. ---------- FROM THE 323RD DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY ---------- DISSENTING OPINION ---------- I write separately in dissent because the State failed to prove X.J.T.’s statement was taken in compliance with Mississippi law. Texas law governs the admissibility of evidence, including confessions. The applicable family code statute provides that for an out-of-state custodial statement made by a child to law enforcement to be admissible, it must be (1) voluntary, (2) electronically recorded, and…