Legal Opinion
Vinson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 16, 2008No. PD-1540-06PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · PricePrice, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., and WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
In this case we address the issue of whether statements made by an unavailable witness to a police officer may be properly admitted through the police officer’s testimony at trial, in light of the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. This determination is dependent on whether the statements are testimonial or nontestimonial, as defined by the United States Supreme Court in Davis v. Washington. 1
THE FACTS AND PROCEDURAL POSTURE
On December 6, 2004, Harris County Deputy Sheriff Stephen…
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