Legal Opinion
Mona Yvette Nelson v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 10, 2015No. 01-13-00769-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Michael Massengale, Justice
Appellant Mona Yvette Nelson was charged with the offense of capital murder. Tex. Penal Code § 19.03. After a plea of “not guilty,” the case was tried to the court, which found Nelson guilty and sentenced her to life in prison. On appeal, Nelson contends that the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted into evidence her statements made to the police after she had asked to speak to a lawyer. Applying the standard of Rhode Island v. Innis, 446 U.S. 291, 100 S.Ct. 1682, 64 L.Ed.2d 297 (1980), we conclude that the record supports the trial court’s…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Gaitan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
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- Eddie Rodriguez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2020
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