Legal Opinion

Gunter v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 6, 1967No. 40809PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is robbery with firearms; the punishment, 25 years.

The sole ground of error set forth in appellant’s brief is: “The trial court erred in admitting into evidence a purported confession of the defendant taken from him at a time when he had been appointed counsel, and when he had asked for his counsel, but when his counsel was not obtained, nor was present.”

The confession admitted in evidence following a hearing before the court, in the jury’s absence, sets out the following warning:

“I have been informed of the accusation against me and of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Self v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  3. McKittrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  4. Hill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  5. Nash v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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