Legal Opinion
Monterrubio v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided January 23, 1997No. 13-94-318-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RODRIGUEZ, Justice.
Appellant, Sixto Monterrubio, Jr., was found guilty of the offense of capital murder and was assessed a life sentence. Monterru-bio appeals his conviction claiming that the trial court improperly denied his motion for a directed verdict and that the trial court erred in failing to suppress his confessions. We affirm.
BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On October 9, 1993, detectives of the Brownsville Police Department interviewed appellant about the disappearance of Carla Villarreal. As a result of the interview, which took place at the Brownsville P.D., detectives…
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