Dorsey v. State

OPINION

JOE L. DRAUGHN, Justice

(Sitting by Assignment).

Jennifer Jean Dorsey [Dorsey] appeals her conviction for murder. After the jury found her guilty, it sentenced her to thirty years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In her sole point of error, Dorsey argues the trial court erred in admitting her in-custody statement because it was tainted by her illegal arrest. We affirm.

Dorsey lived together with several family members including Dorsey’s daughter Andrea and Andrea’s boyfriend Kelvin. On the day of the murder, several members of the household spent the day drinking…