Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Jackie Wayne Upton, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

April 7, 19931993 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 76

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the death sentence and remanded for a new trial, holding that the evidence was sufficient to support a capital murder conviction during a robbery, but that two police‑initiated statements were obtained in violation of the appellant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel and therefore must be suppressed.