Legal Opinion

Foster v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided February 5, 1985No. 05-81-00994-CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

We reversed and remanded appellant’s conviction for theft in Foster v. State, 648 S.W.2d 31 (Tex.App. — Dallas 1983), remanded, 677 S.W.2d 507 (Tex.Crim.App.1984). On remand from the Court of Criminal Appeals, the sole issue for determination is whether the improper admission of two written confessions was harmless error. After review of the record, we cannot say beyond a reasonable doubt that the error was harmless. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

On original submission of this appeal, we held that the trial court’s admission of appellant’s written…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Jordan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Foster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. Foster v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Messer v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1988
  2. Austin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
  3. Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1989
  4. Alexander v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1988
  5. Chaney v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1989

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