Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 19, 1971No. 43797PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery; the punishment, ten (10) years.

Appellant’s first ground of error is that the trial court erred in admitting his confession into evidence because it was not freely and voluntarily made. It appears from the record that appellant did not make an objection when the confession was offered into evidence before the jury, and the record does not show that he objected outside the presence of the jury to the admission of the confession. However, the following notation appears in the trial court’s written findings of fact and conclusions of law in regard to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Massoletti v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
  3. Urtado v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  4. Richardson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Aranda v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  2. Aranda v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1982
  3. Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1997
  4. Baker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  5. Chambliss v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1982

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