Legal Opinion
Beasley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 15, 1982No. 61770, 61771PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLINTON, Judge.
Appeals are taken from convictions for aggravated robbery obtained in a single trial; each appellant’s punishment was assessed at life confinement pursuant to V.T. C.A. Penal Code, § 12.42(d).
By ground of error five, each appellant alleges his written inculpatory statement was a product of his illegal detention arising from an unreasonable warrantless arrest. We are constrained to reverse both convictions under this contention.
The record reflects each appellant filed a motion to suppress evidence which contained an allegation comporting with their fifth grounds of error…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Garza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
- Sterling v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Guardiola v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
- Weems v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
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