Legal Opinion
Dunn v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 26, 1985No. 248-84PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
CAMPBELL, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction of murder. See V.T.C.A. Penal Code, See. 19.02(a)(1). The trial court assessed punishment at 99 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections, after a bench trial.
On direct appeal the Waco Court of Appeals in an unpublished opinion rejected appellant’s contentions that the trial court erred in admitting appellant’s written confession into evidence and that the State had failed to sustain its burden of showing that the confession was given knowingly and voluntarily. See Dunn…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- North Carolina v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- People v. McCauleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. StoddardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
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