Legal Opinion

Bell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 19, 1986No. 68989PublishedCited by 322 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MILLER, Judge.

This is an appeal taken from a conviction of capital murder.1 See V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 19.03(a)(2). The death penalty was imposed after the jury answered affirmatively the special issues submitted under Art. 37.071(b), V.A.C.C.P. Appellant brings fifteen grounds of error before this court. We will affirm.

In his sixth ground of error appellant challenges the legality of his warrantless arrest, and the admissibility of the fruits of *785that arrest. Grounds of error seven and eight challenge the admission into evidence of appellant’s first and second confessions,…

2Cases cited99 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by322 opinions

  1. Rousseau v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  2. Dowthitt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Swearingen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  4. Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
  5. State v. BibleArizona Supreme Court · 1993

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