Ogier v. State

OPINION

DIAL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of murder following a jury trial. The jury assessed punishment at ninety-nine (99) years’ confinement. We overrule the three points of error and affirm the conviction.

The first point of error complains of the trial court’s overruling the defendant’s motion to suppress his written statement. The specific contention is that the statement was involuntary due to the intoxicated state of the defendant at the time it was made.

Prior to the admission of the defendant’s confession, the trial court conducted a hearing outside of…