Guadalupe Vasquez, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the appellate court's reversal, holding that the trial court erred by refusing to submit the voluntariness of the confession to the jury under Article 38.22, §6. The Court clarified that a jury instruction on voluntariness is required when the totality of the circumstances could lead a reasonable jury to find the statement involuntary, regardless of factual dispute.