Ledbetter v. State

JOHNSON, Justice.

Appellant Guy Edward Ledbetter appeals from his conviction for possession of cocaine. He asserts that the trial court erred in admitting testimony which was given in a prior trial of the same matter by a State’s witness who was under subpoena, but who did not appear for the second trial. He urges that (1) admission of the prior testimony violated his federal and state constitutional rights to confront witnesses against him, and (2) the prior testimony was not admissible as an exception to the hearsay rule because the State did not first seek issuance of an attachment to…