Daniel Odell McDonald v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

This is an appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus to a prisoner of the State of Texas, who is serving a sentence for the murder of his grandmother. The trial occurred after Escobedo but prior to Miranda,.

The appellant’s sole contention is that his inculpatory statements should not have been admitted in evidence at his trial because they were inadmissible under Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478, 84 S.Ct. 1758, 12 L.Ed.2d 977 (1964). This contention was rejected by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in a comprehensive opinion. McDonald v. State, Tex.Cr.App.1965, 395 S.W.2d 48.

The…