Richard Brimage, Jr., Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court reversed Richard Brimage, Jr.'s capital murder conviction because the warrantless search of his home was illegal and the admitted evidence was not harmless. The Court held the search lacked valid consent, apparent authority, or emergency justification, and therefore the evidence must be excluded, requiring reversal and remand. The opinion was contested by a dissent and three separate concurring/dissenting opinions.