Legal Opinion

In re R.J.H.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided May 30, 2002No. 00-1256PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hecht

in which Chief Justice PHILLIPS, Justice ENOCH, Justice OWEN, Justice JEFFERSON, and Justice RODRIGUEZ join.

Whether a juvenile’s noncustodial, incul-patory statements, made after the juvenile has already given police a confession inadmissible under state law because a magistrate was not present, are nevertheless voluntary and therefore admissible without offense to the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution must be determined from the totality of the circum*3stances.1 Our main inquiry here is whether the court of appeals correctly applied this test in holding that the admission…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Oregon v. ElstadSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by72 opinions

  1. In the Matter of K.T.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2003
  2. In re H.V.Texas Supreme Court · 2008
  3. In re S.C.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2007
  4. Marsh v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004
  5. Turner v. Zellers, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2007

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