Clay, Willie Allen

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

No. PD-1370-05

WILLIE ALLEN CLAY, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON THE STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW AND DISCRETIONARY REVIEW ON THE COURT'S OWN MOTION

IN CAUSE NO. 01-03-01223-CR FROM THE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

HARRIS COUNTY

Holcomb, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Keller, P.J., and Johnson, Keasler, Hervey, and Cochran, JJ., joined. Price and Womack, JJ., dissented. Meyers, J., did not participate.

The trial court admitted certain hearsay testimony over appellant's objection that its admission would violate his Sixth Amendment…