Legal Opinion
State v. Langley
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 15, 1993No. 13-92-077-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SEERDEN, Justice.
The State brings this appeal following the trial court’s suppression of a juvenile’s written statement. By one point of error, the State contends that sixteen-year-old Royal Langley’s confession was properly obtained pursuant to a legal detention. We affirm the trial court’s order.
On August 20, 1991, after receiving a tip about a burglar with a description similar to Langley, Officer Bennetsen along with two other Victoria police officers, arrived at Langley’s home at 2:15 p.m. August 20, 1991. The officers asked Langley if he would come with them to the Victoria…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Comer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
- Beaver v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
3Cited by5 opinions
- In the Interest of D.Z., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1994
- In re R.R.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Matter of RR, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1996
- Gregory Joseph Freeman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1997
- In the Interest of D.Z., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1994