Billy John Mason v. State

NO. 12-16-00266-CR IN THE COURT OF APPEALS TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT TYLER, TEXAS BILLY JOHN MASON, § APPEAL FROM THE 145TH APPELLANT V. § JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE § NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, TEXAS MEMORANDUM OPINION Billy John Mason appeals his conviction for the felony offense of retaliation. In two issues, he argues that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress and failing to instruct the jury on the voluntariness of his statements. We reverse and remand. BACKGROUND On May 21, 2016, Appellant was taken by ambulance to Nacogdoches Memorial…