Joe Lane Ussery, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court reversed the murder conviction, holding that the appellant’s oral and written confessions and the evidence derived therefrom were inadmissible because the police detained him without probable cause, and the connection between the illegal detention and the confession was not attenuated. The Court affirmed the trial court’s rulings on change of venue, voir dire, admission of pre‑trial testimony, and the jury instruction on the murder count.