Legal Opinion
Carroll v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 24, 1996No. 1368-94PublishedCited by 318 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
BAIRD, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to thirty years confinement. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Carroll v. State, No. A14-93-01141-CR, 1994 WL 605870 (Tex.App. — Houston [14th Dist.] delivered November 3, 1994) (Not published). We granted review to determine whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding a State’s *496witness may not be cross-examined concerning pending criminal charges.1 We will reverse and remand.
I
THE RIGHT OF CONFRONTATION
A. Historically
The right of confrontation has ancient roots. Greene v.…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by318 opinions
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