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Garcia v. State

Citations

  • 106 S.W.3d 854
  • 2003 Tex. App. LEXIS 4386
  • 2003 WL 21197206

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  • holding defendant was not in custody when he went to police station and gave videotaped statement because, although probable cause existed, based on other factors a reasonable person in his position would not believe that he was not restrained to the degree associated with a formal arrest
  • after making statement, suspect was taken back to visitor's room and left unguarded with his girlfriend
  • appellant came in voluntarily; officer told him he was free to leave; a reasonable person in appellant's position would not have believed he was restrained to the degree associated with a formal arrest
  • there were only two officers in the room and neither was armed

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Judges: Adele Hedges

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