Legal Opinion

Holt v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 17, 1947No. 23818Published

1Opinion

ON APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR REHEARING.

DAVIDSON, Judge.

The judgment of affirmance was predicated upon the conclusion that the confession of appellant to the sheriff of Hardin County became admissible because some of the property stolen in the burglary was discovered as a result thereof.

In his motion for rehearing, appellant insists that we erred in reaching that conclusion.

In Newman v. State, 148 Tex. Cr. R. 645, 187 S. W. (2d) 559, it is made clear that the admission in evidence of the con*402fession of one accused of and upon trial for a violation of the laws of this State is controlled by the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Lisenba v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Haley v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Brown v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  4. Chambers v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  5. Malinski v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945

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