Pham v. State

EN BANC OPINION ON REMAND FROM THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

TIM TAFT, Justice.

A jury found appellant, John Tuy Pham, guilty of murder and assessed punishment at life in prison. This Court reversed the conviction because the trial court had erred in admitting appellant’s confession. Pham v. State, 36 S.W.3d 199 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2000) (Pham I). On petition for discretionary review, the Court of Criminal Appeals vacated our judgment and remanded the cause for reconsideration in light of Gonzales v. State, 67 S.W.3d 910 (Tex.Crim.App.2002). Pham v. State, 72 S.W.3d 346 (Tex.Crim.App.…