Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

The State of Texas v. Octavio Ortiz, Appellee

October 31, 20122012 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1386

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the Court of Appeals' determination that Octavio Ortiz was in custody for Miranda purposes when he made incriminating statements during a traffic stop, applying a de novo standard of review to the custody analysis.