Alford v. State

OPINION

MIRABAL, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of aggravated robbery and assessed punishment at 60 years confinement.

In his first four points of error, appellant contends the trial court erred in admitting a videotaped statement of appellant, thereby violating appellant’s rights under the fifth, sixth, and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution, article I, sections 10 and 19 of the Texas Constitution, and articles 1.04, 1.05, 26.04, 26.05, and 38.23 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

At a pretrial hearing to determine the admissibility of the videotaped statement,…