Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Where a police officer properly notified appellant's mother of the reason for taking him into custody, as required by Family Code section 52.02(b), he was not required to tell her that he suspected her son of committing a murder or to notify her again before questioning appellant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/25/2002
• Published 09/27/2002

Judges

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rhett Hoestenbach, Odessa, for Appellant., Jeffrey L. Van Horn, First Assist. St. Att., Austin, for the State.