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Dykes v. State

Citations

  • 657 S.W.2d 796
  • 1983 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1108

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that detective’s statement that he would try to “help [defendant] out or would “talk to the D.A.” were not specific promises
  • stating that general offers to help or expressions of opinion that it would be best for suspect to tell the truth do not render statement involuntary
  • “A confession is not rendered inadmissible because it is made after an accused has been told by the officer taking the confession that it would be best to tell the truth.”
  • “A confession is not rendered inadmissible because it is made after an accused has been told by the officer taking the confession that it would be best to tell the truth.”

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Judges: Dally

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