A statement of an accused may be used in evidence against him if it appears that the same was freely and voluntarily made without compulsion or persuasion, under the rules hereafter prescribed.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 38.21
STATEMENT
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Delao v. State (2007)
Most recently applied in Eddie Ray Routh v. State (March 2017)
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.