Legal Opinion

Pitts v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 15, 1981No. 60472PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary. Punishment, enhanced by allegation and proof of two prior convictions, was assessed at life.

Appellant contends it was error to admit his confessions into evidence. Disposition of this ground of error rests on a somewhat complex sequence of events. On February 3, 1978, appellant was interrogated by police officer Storey. At that time Storey promised appellant that if he would help Storey clear up any wrecking yard burglaries that he was involved in, and help recover all the property possible, then Storey would not file on him…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Nicholas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  2. McMahon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Fisher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Washington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Vanderbilt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. Hardesty v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. State v. DaughertyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Jared Levi Coleman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
  5. Black v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1984

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