Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Kimberly Lagayle McCarthy, Appellant v. the State of Texas

December 12, 20012001 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 127

Summary

The Court held that the trial court erred in admitting appellant's custodial statement after she had invoked her Fifth Amendment right to counsel; the error was not harmless, so the conviction and death sentence were reversed and the case remanded for a new trial.