Legal Opinion

Proctor v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 20, 1987No. 05-86-00204-CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOWELL, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder, sentenced to life imprisonment, and fined $10,-000.00. Because we find no merit in either of appellant’s two points of error, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

In his first point of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred during a hearing on the admissibility of appellant’s written statement by admitting evidence of appellant’s oral statements made during custodial interrogation.

Upon appellant’s request, the trial court conducted a hearing outside the jury’s presence to determine whether appellant’s written statement was given…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. McCrory v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Rose v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986
  4. Joslin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Cox v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
  2. Roquemore v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000

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