MONGE v. STATE

No. 14-07-00468-CR.

276 S.W.3d 180 (2009)

Abelino MONGE, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

January 13, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George McCall Secrest, Jr., Brian Benken, Houston, TX, for appellants.

Dan McCrory, Houston, TX, for the State.

Panel consists of Justices ANDERSON and FROST, and Senior Justice HUDSON.


OPINION

J. HARVEY HUDSON, Senior Justice.

Following a plea of guilty, appellant, Abelino Monge, was convicted of capital murder and was incarcerated to serve a life sentence. In one issue, appellant challenges the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress his recorded confession. He contends he was unlawfully arrested, his subsequent confession was tainted under the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine, and the State did not prove attenuation of the...

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