Legal Opinion
Torres v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 7, 2018No. 08–14–00280–CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAnn Crawford McCLURE, Chief Justice
Manuel Torres appeals his conviction for the murder of his wife, Lilia Reyes Torres. The couple was married for three years. At approximately 2 a.m. on April 27, 2013, Appellant called his son, Isaac, who arrived at his home at approximately 2:30 a.m. After arriving, Isaac called 911. Police and fire department personnel responded to the Torres residence in El Paso near 3 a.m. Fire department personnel informed police that a deceased female was inside the home, and Appellant was transported to police headquarters.
After being advised of his rights, Appellant confessed that he had strangled…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ngo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
- North Carolina v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Armando Iglesias v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2018
- Anthony Michael Bowden v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2021
- Dustin Clark v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2020
- Eduard Soria v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2022
- Javier Gonzalez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2020
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