Legal Opinion
Monge v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 30, 2010No. PD-0154-09PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · JohnsonJohnson, J.
After appellant’s motion to suppress his confession was denied, appellant plead guilty to capital murder. The trial court convicted him of that offense and assessed punishment at life in prison.
On appeal, appellant contended that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the confession, which he alleged had been tainted by his unlawful arrest. Monge v. State, 276 S.W.3d 180, 183 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2009). The court of appeals weighed the four Brown factors to determine whether the taint of the unlawful arrest had been attenuated. Id. at 184-85. It held that the…
3Cases cited13 opinions
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Dowthitt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
- Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
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4Cited by17 opinions
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