Legal Opinion

Phillips v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 21, 1925No. 9540PublishedCited by 5 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

BERRY, Judge.

The appellant was convicted in the District Court of Fort Bend County for the offense of murder and his punishment assessed at death.

The most serious complaint made by appellant, who was very ably represented in this court as well as in the trial court, by attorneys appointed by the trial court, is that the confession alleged to have been made by the appellant to the district attorney was not admissible. The assault made on such confession being in effect that the same does not contain the statutory warning. The part of the confession attacked as being a warning insufficient to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Attaway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
  2. Oliver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
  3. Tidwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
  5. Bailey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1887

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  2. Raulie, Alias Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  3. Oglesby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1945
  4. Oglesby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1945
  5. Parten v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984

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