Legal Opinion
Beck v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 2, 1986No. 013-85PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
W.C. DAVIS, Judge.
Appellant, who was 16 years old at the time of the offense, was certified as an adult and was tried and convicted of capital murder. The court assessed punishment at life imprisonment. See V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 8.07(d). The Fourteenth Court of Appeals reversed the conviction, holding that appellant’s confession made to police should not have been admitted into evidence because appellant had invoked his right to counsel under the United States and Texas Constitutions. Beck v. State, 681 S.W.2d 825 (Tex.App. — Houston…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. HastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Ovalle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
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- Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Rogers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Alford v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1990
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