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VASQUEZ v. STATE

No. PD-0497-13.

411 S.W.3d 918 (2013)

Jose Jesus VASQUEZ, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

October 23, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Kratovil , Assistant Public Defender, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Eric Kugler , Assistant District Attorney, Houston, Lisa C. McMinn , State's Attorney, Austin, TX, for The State of Texas.

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

A jury found the appellant guilty of capital murder. Because the State did not seek the death penalty, the only available penalty was confinement for life. On appeal, the appellant argued that the trial court committed reversible error by failing to suppress his confession. The Court of Appeals agreed, holding that the police employed an unconstitutional, two-step...

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