Legal Opinion

Rule v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 6, 1994No. 06-93-00159-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GRANT, Justice.

Tim Rule appeals from his conviction for capital murder. He contends that the trial court erred by admitting taped statements that he made in response to police interrogation; that the court erred in overruling his motion to suppress evidence obtained through an illegal arrest; that the court erred in overruling his motion to transfer venue; and that the evidence was factually insufficient to support the jury’s finding that he was guilty of murder.

The undisputed evidence shows that two men, Eddie Wardlaw and Cedric Baker, were shot and killed in an execution-style…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Francisco Rodriguez Chacon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008
  2. Francisco Rodriguez Chacon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008
  3. Francisco Rodriguez Chacon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008
  4. Shannon DeWayne Thompson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2005
  5. Webster v. Johnson, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1987

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