Legal Opinion
Langham v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 3, 2010No. PD-1780-08PublishedCited by 255 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · PricePrice, J.
in which MEYERS, WOMACK, JOHNSON, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
In this prosecution for possession of a controlled substance, a police officer was permitted to testify before the jury about what a confidential informant had told him with respect to the scope of the appellant’s involvement in drug activities in the house that she shared with her boyfriend and others. The Eleventh Court of Appeals held that the testimony was not objectionable under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution because it was not testimonial.1 Alternatively, the…
3Cases cited18 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
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4Cited by255 opinions
- Snowden, Rion PhealCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
- Woodall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
- Render v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2011
- Theadric Lee v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
- James Larry Merrit v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
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