Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Emmett Murray Holloway, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

October 18, 19891989 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 184

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed Holloway's capital murder conviction, holding that his post‑indictment confession was obtained in violation of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel because the police interrogated him without notifying his appointed attorney, and that the admission of the confession was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.