MENDOZA v. STATE

No. 1938-01.

88 S.W.3d 236 (2002)

Pioquinto MENDOZA, III, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

October 23, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fernando Sanchez, Laredo, for appellant.

Andres A. Ramos, Assist. DA, Laredo, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for state.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION

JOHNSON, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

Appellant, charged with murder, signed a written confession. He later filed a motion to suppress the confession, claiming that it was involuntary. The trial court denied the motion. At the close of the guilt/innocence phase of trial, appellant presented to the trial court a proposed jury instruction comprised of...

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