Legal Opinion

Matter of Rls

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 29, 1978No. 6771Published

1Opinion of the Court

575 S.W.2d 665 (1978)

In the Matter of R.L.S., Appellant.

No. 6771.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

December 29, 1978.

Mike Wade, Monahans, for appellant.

Ed Keys, County Atty., Monahans, for appellee.

OPINION

OSBORN, Justice.

This case involves the question of the admissibility of an oral confession of a minor under Section 51.09(b)(2) of the Texas Family Code. Having concluded that the confession was not admissible, the case is reversed and remanded to the trial Court.

The Appellant, R.L.S., and a companion broke into the Monahans High School field house during the early morning hours of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  3. Ashley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962
  4. Pierson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943
  5. Willoughby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919

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