Legal Opinion

Moran v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 31, 2007No. PD-1310-05PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · HerveyHervey, J.

in which KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, KEASLER, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

Appellant was convicted of murder. He committed this murder in Austin and fled to Laredo. Appellant provided two written statements (the “statements”) to the Laredo police. The Court of Appeals decided that these statements should not have been used by the State at appellant’s trial because they were the product of custodial interrogation by the police after appellant had invoked his right to counsel. See Moran v. State, 171 S.W.3d 382, 384 (Tex.App.-Austin 2005). We will reverse.

Appellant filed a motion to…

3Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. State v. KellyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  4. Meza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  5. Moran v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2005

4Cited by66 opinions

  1. Klein v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  2. Martinez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2008
  3. Pollard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2012
  4. Reginald Dwayne Melton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2015
  5. Mona Yvette Nelson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015

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