Howard Earl Roquemore, Jr., Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court reversed the trial court's admission of evidence concerning the recovery of stolen property because officers violated Family Code section 52.02(a) by taking the juvenile to another location before a juvenile processing office, and remanded for a harm analysis; it affirmed the admission of the appellant's oral statements made en route to the juvenile office, finding they were not the result of custodial interrogation. Justice HOLCOMB concurred, questioning the majority's emphasis on strict compliance, and Justice WOMACK also concurred, noting that no exigent circumstances justified the deviation.