Vasquez v. State

Keller, P.J.,

délivered the opinion of the Court

in which Keasler, Hervey, Alcala, Richardson and Yeary, JJ., joined.

We granted the State’s petition for discretionary review to determine whether appellant preserved his objection to the two-step nature of his custodial interrogation when he lodged a delayed objection that put neither opposing counsel nor the trial court on notice as to its legal basis. Because we hold that he did not, we reverse the judgment of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals. 1

I. Background

Prior to his trial for capital murder, appellant filed two motions to suppress all oral…