Legal Opinion

In re M.P.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 7, 2007No. 10-06-00008-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEAD OPINION

FELIPE REYNA, Justice.

A jury found that M.P. had engaged in delinquent conduct by committing two counts of indecency with a child and one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child. The court committed M.P. to the Texas Youth Commission without a determinate sentence. M.P. contends in his sole issue that the court violated his right of confrontation under the federal and state constitutions, and particularly under Crawford v. Washington, by admitting during the disposition phase a written report prepared by a juvenile probation officer which contains hearsay.

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2Cases cited134 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. HurtCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2010
  2. In Re M.H v. P., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2011
  3. In Re MP, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2007
  4. Richard Carroll Segrest v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2014
  5. Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0478, Texas Attorney General Reports2025

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