English v. State

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder. The punishment is death.

Appellant complains that his confession was involuntary, the court’s charge to the jury was fundamentally defective, and the court improperly set aside its order granting appellant a new trial.

Appellant was arrested in Houston on May 7, 1977, after being stopped on Interstate 45 for a traffic violation. He was initially detained at the Houston Police Department and Jail on suspicion of auto theft. The next day, May 8, appellant was questioned concerning the shooting death of David Harry…