Weems v. State

OPINION

JOHN S. ANDERSON, Justice.

Following the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress, appellant Widener Michael Weems was convicted by a jury of murder and assessed punishment at life in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. He appeals his conviction on a single issue. He contends the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress and admitting his written and videotaped statements and any evidence discovered through those statements because the State failed to prove the police had probable cause to arrest him, and thus, his in-custody statements were…