Beck v. State

OPINION

JUNELL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a capital murder conviction. The appellant was 16 years old at the time of the offense. He was certified as an adult, tried and sentenced to life. We reverse and remand for new trial because the trial court should have suppressed admission of appellant’s oral confession given to a police officer after appellant informally requested an attorney.

The following testimony was heard by the trial court in a pretrial suppression hearing requested by appellant. Appellant was arrested at about 9 p.m. November 2, 1982, at his Lake Jackson home by a Lake…