Skidmore v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder under V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Section 19.02; the punishment, 30 years.

By ground of error one, appellant contends that the court erred in refusing to suppress the appellant’s oral and written confessions. He contends that his arrest was illegal, that he was not properly warned, and that he was never taken before a magistrate prior to the taking of such confessions.

Appellant and his companion Dowdy were arrested in Los Angeles, California, upon information that they were using a credit card and were in possession of one automobile belonging to a person…