Jackson v. State

Appellant Armand Joseph Jackson was indicted by a Dallas County grand jury for the capital murder of Debra Ann Jones and Scott Bradley Jones. At arraignment he pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. Pretrial motions included a motion to quash jury venire, a motion to suppress evidence and a motion for change of venue. These motions were denied by the trial court.

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Appellant entered a plea of guilty to the charge of capital murder. At that time the court, outside the hearing of the jury, asked the appellant if the plea had been coerced and the appellant replied that the plea…