Legal Opinion
Tuy Pham v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided December 28, 2000No. 01-99-00631-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MIRABAL, Justice.
A jury found appellant, John Tuy Pham, guilty of murder and assessed punishment at confinement for life. 1 We reverse and remand.
In appellant’s first point of error, he asserts the trial court erred in overruling his motion to suppress his oral confession because his parents were not notified about his arrest as required by Texas Family Code section 52.02(b).
EVIDENCE AT MOTION TO SUPPRESS HEARING
On August 22, 1998, Dung Van Ha, complainant, was killed in a drive by shooting. Appellant, a 16-year-old high school junior, became a suspect in complainant’s murder. One of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Carmouche v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Romero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Roquemore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
- Pham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
- State v. Woehst, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
- Pham v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
- Pham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
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