Legal Opinion
Elizondo, Becky
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 7, 2012No. PD-0882-11Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. PD-0882-11
BECKY ELIZONDO, Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE SEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS
LUBBOCK COUNTY
2Opinion of the Court · MeyersMeyers, J.
O P I N I O N
Appellant, Becky Elizondo, was charged with theft of fifty to five hundred dollars. She filed a motion to suppress a written confession obtained by a loss-prevention officer. After a suppression hearing, the trial court denied Appellant's motion. She appealed, claiming that there was an agency relationship between the loss-prevention officer and law enforcement, and thus her statement was…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Wilkerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
- Oriji v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004
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