Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Luis Narvez Martinez, Appellant v. the State of Texas

February 18, 20042004 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 334

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the lower courts' denial of the appellant's motion to suppress his written confession, holding that the confession was admissible because no positive promise was made by law enforcement and the truth or falsity of the confession is irrelevant to a voluntariness determination.