Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided June 6, 2008No. 03-04-00703-CRPublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

W. KENNETH LAW, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant Jesse Williams guilty of intentionally causing serious bodily injury to a child and assessed his punishment at life in prison and a $10,000 fíne. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.04(a)(1), (e) (West Supp.2007). In two issues on appeal, appellant contends that the trial court erred by overruling his motion to suppress two videotaped statements he made to the police. Finding no reversible error, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

BACKGROUND

The Events

On May 14, 2002, firefighters responded to a 911 call placed by appellant asking them to…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Oregon v. ElstadSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Motilla v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. McCulley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2011
  2. Luna v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2009
  3. Keith Allen Kupferer v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2013
  4. Abraham Mar v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2011
  5. Abraham Mar v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2011

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