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OURSBOURN v. STATE

No. PD 1687-06.

259 S.W.3d 159 (2008)

Cody Lee OURSBOURN, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 4, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas M. Durham, Houston, for Appellant.

Shirley Cornelius, Asst. D.A., Houston, Jeffrey L. Van Horn, State's Attorney, Austin, for State.

OPINION

COCHRAN, J., delivered the opinion of the unanimous Court.

We granted review in this case to clarify when a trial court has the duty to instruct the jury on the voluntariness of a defendant's statement in the absence of any request for such instructions.1 We hold that when the evidence raises an issue of the "voluntariness" of a defendant's statement under Article 38...

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