Legal Opinion
State v. Simpson
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided December 29, 2000No. 12-00-00235-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Chief Justice.
In a single issue, the State of Texas (“State”), appeals the trial court’s order suppressing the written confession of Ap-pellee, Lionel Simpson (“Simpson”), a 15 year old juvenile charged with the capital murder of Geraldine Davidson. The trial court held that the written statement was illegally obtained because of the failure of law enforcement officers to promptly notify Simpson’s parent of his detention in violation of Texas Family Code section 52.02(b). We affirm.
Background
Simpson and his brother, Danielle, were arrested at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 28, 2000, in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Dowthitt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Comer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Hill v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2001
- in the Matter of J.B.J., a Juvenile, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2002
- State v. Simpson, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2003
- State v. SimpsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
- Colton Weir v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2008
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