Legal Opinion

April Clark v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided March 5, 2009No. 01-07-00993-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion issued March 5, 2009

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-07-00993-CR

APRIL LEANN CLARK, Appellant

V

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 239th District Court

Brazoria County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 54793

MEMORANDUM OPINION

A jury convicted appellant, April Leann Clark, of manslaughter and assessed her punishment at 13 years in prison. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.04 (Vernon 2003). We determine (1) whether the trial court erred by admitting her oral statement made to a state trooper and (2) whether the trial court erred in failing to suppress the results…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000

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