Roy Lee Fox v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 258th District Court of Trinity County

State: Texas

Court: Texas Northern District Court

Docket No: 06-08-00060-CR

Case Date: 11/13/2008

Plaintiff: Adrian Villa

Defendant: State of Texas--Appeal from 70th District Court of Ector County

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NO. 12-10-00041-CR

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT

TYLER, TEXAS
MICHAEL ANGELO BERBER, ' APPEAL FROM THE 258TH
APPELLANT

V. ' JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF

THE STATE OF TEXAS,
APPELLEE ' TRINITY COUNTY, TEXAS

MEMORANDUM OPINION
Michael Angelo Berber appeals his conviction for murder.  In two issues, Appellant argues that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction and that the trial court should have suppressed a written statement he gave to the police.  We affirm.

BACKGROUND
In July 2007, one of Mark Wayne Haslett.s neighbors knocked at the door of Haslett.s trailer.  He received no response.  When he went into the trailer, he found Haslett on the floor, unclothed and with blood on his body.  The neighbor called for assistance.  Haslett had been stabbed and was dead.  A subsequent police investigation coalesced around Appellant as the suspect.  A neighbor reported having seen a person in the vicinity of Haslett.s trailer.  Appellant had told others that he was going to burglarize Haslett.s home.  And he told an acquaintance that he

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