Legal Opinion
Contreras v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 9, 2010No. PD-0490-09PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · KellerKeller, P.J.
in which MEYERS, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
Appellant was convicted of felony murder1 in connection with the death of his twenty-two-month-old niece, Jazmine. Appellant complains that the court of appeals erred in rejecting two of his contentions. The first contention at issue was that the trial court erred in refusing to submit instructions on the voluntariness of appellant’s confession under article 38.23.2 The second contention was that the submission of felony murder in the jury charge violated appellant’s right to a unanimous verdict because multiple…
3Cases cited56 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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4Cited by109 opinions
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- Rodriguez, Nilda IlianaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
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