Lopez v. State

OPINION

joined by KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, J.J.

We are once again asked to decide whether Rudolfo Lopez should have been permitted to introduce evidence that Paul, the 12-year-old boy he was charged with sexually assaulting, had previously accused his mother of physical abuse. 1 We previously rejected Lopez’s argument that the Confrontation Clause compelled its admissibility. 2 Lopez argues that the evidence was admissible as a prior inconsistent statement. We once again conclude that the trial court properly excluded the evidence.

Facts

Paul…