Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
MENDOZA v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, 1938-01
Where the State objected to jury instructions regarding the defendant's signed murder confession, the trial court properly excercised its discretion in including the State's requested instruction on voluntariness, and excluding fact-bound instructions.
Appellate Information
- Decided 10/23/2002
- Published 10/23/2002
Judges
- Before the court en banc.
Court
- Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Fernando Sanchez, Laredo, for appellant., Andres A. Ramos, Assist. DA, Laredo, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for state.