Tomas Urias, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded the case, directing the trial court to make the statutory written findings of fact and conclusions of law required by Article 38.22, §6 regarding the voluntariness of the confession. The decision was based on the trial court’s failure to comply with that mandatory requirement. Justice Keller dissented, arguing that the issue was never raised and should not be addressed on discretionary review.