Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Graham v. Scott

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 17, 2017No. 01-16-00616-CVPublished

1ConcurrenceHarvey Brown, Justice

CONCURRING OPINION

I concur in the Court's disposition and join the majority opinion because it correctly determines that the trial court did not commit harmful error in admitting the police report. I write separately, however, to observe that the trial court erred in admitting the hearsay portion of the report. Because trial courts are frequently asked to rule on the admissibility of police reports, I believe it would aid trial courts to explain why that portion of the report is hearsay.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The facts are summarized in the Court's opinion. Algarie Graham was struck by an…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Volkswagen of America, Inc. v. RamirezTexas Supreme Court · 2004
  2. State Bar of Texas v. EvansTexas Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Kratz v. Exxon Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1994
  4. McRae v. Echols, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
  5. Felix v. Gonzalez, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2002

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