Merritt v. State

OPINION

SCOTT BRISTER, Chief Justice.

After the trial court denied his motions to suppress, appellant, Ivory Eugene Merritt, pleaded guilty to robbery and aggravated robbery. Following the terms of the plea agreement, the trial court assessed punishment at thirty years’ confinement for each offense. In this appeal from the trial court’s suppression rulings, appellant contends: (1) he was improperly denied counsel during a videotaped lineup; (2) his confession was unlawfully obtained when police did not cease interrogation after he requested counsel; and (3) his confession should have been…