Tomas Urias, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas reversed the intermediate appellate court's decision and remanded the case, directing the trial court to make the mandatory written findings of fact and conclusions of law on the voluntariness of the confession under Article 38.22, §6. The reversal was based on the trial court's failure to comply with that statutory requirement. Justice Keller, dissenting, argued that the issue was never raised and should not be addressed.