Legal Opinion

Lewis v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided March 10, 2000No. 06-99-00001-CRPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice ROSS.

Michael Antonio Lewis appeals from his conviction for capital murder. The trial court held a hearing on Lewis’ motion to suppress, denied the motion, and entered findings of fact and conclusions of law. 1 Lewis then pled guilty to the charged offense and was sentenced to life in prison.

Lewis contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress. He claims that his consent to search and his subsequent confession were tainted by the unconstitutional seizure of his person, by his warrantless arrest, and by the fact that he was arrested by a Titus…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. California v. Hodari D.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Dowthitt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Zarychta v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
  2. Schumacher v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2002
  3. Andrew Michael Cotterill v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2003
  4. Andrew Michael Cotterill v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2003
  5. James Robert Hendrix v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008

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