Young v. State

OPINION

LAGARDE, Justice.

Following Scott Dwayne Young’s jury conviction for murder, the trial court assessed his punishment at life. On appeal, Young raises three points of error, all complaining that the trial court erred in admitting, before the jury, his written statement. He contends that his statement was inadmissible because it: (1) violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel; (2) was obtained under false pretext and in violation of his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination; and (3) had been “massively” edited by the State. For reasons that follow, we conclude that the trial…