Legal Opinion
McKittrick v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 20, 1976No. 51364PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ONION, Presiding Judge.
This appeal arises out of a conviction for murder with malice under the former Penal Code. Punishment was assessed in a bench trial at ten (10) years’ confinement in the Department of Corrections.
On original submission the appeal was abated because the trial court failed to file its findings of facts and conclusions of law regarding the voluntariness of the appellant’s confession. See McKittrick v. State, 535 S.W.2d 873 (Tex.Cr.App.1976). There, it was held that the requirements of Article 38.22, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P., and Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368, 84 S.Ct.…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Maynard Francis HayesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by68 opinions
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