Niehouse v. State

BAKER, Justice.

In a bench trial, appellant was convicted of three offenses of murder and sentenced to life in each case. He contends that the trial court erred by failing to suppress his confessions because: (1) the arresting officer did not take him before a magistrate without unnecessary delay; and (2) they were the fruits of an illegal arrest. We find no error and affirm the judgments.

In April 1987, appellant was living in a “halfway house” in Dallas. At this time appellant had been telling stories to a psychiatrist, a counselor, a parole officer, and others that he was involved in killing…