Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Leroy Green, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

May 27, 19811981 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1042

Summary

The Court reversed Leroy Green's capital murder conviction, holding that his arrest was unlawful due to a deficient affidavit lacking probable cause and that his written confession was therefore inadmissible under the Fourth Amendment. The judgment was remanded for a new trial.