Armstrong v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W.C. DAVIS, Judge.
A jury convicted appellant of capital murder. Upon receiving the jury’s affirmative answers to the two punishment issues, the court assessed punishment at death. See Art. 37.071, V.A.C.C.P. We abated the appeal so that the trial court could file findings of fact concerning the voluntariness of appellant’s confession. Those thorough and extensive findings are now before us and we proceed to consider the appeal.1
Appellant challenges the legality of his arrest and subsequent confession. In order to put his contention in the proper context we first set out the facts.
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by162 opinions
- Mosley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
- Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Lane v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Wilkerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
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