King v. State

OPINION

DRAUGHN, Justice.

Appellant was charged with four counts of arson. He entered a plea of no contest to one count. The trial court sentenced him to five years confinement and granted the State’s motion to dismiss the remaining three counts. In ten points of error, appellant challenges the admissibility of his confession due to his mental retardation. We affirm.

On July 18, 1990, Ricky King, Mount Houston Fire Department Chief, telephoned Richard Bailey, Chief Arson Investigator for the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office and discussed bringing in appellant, Chief King’s brother, to talk…