Legal Opinion
Lynn Sterling Hardy v. State of Texas
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided March 18, 2002No. 07-00-00492-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BRIAN QUINN, Justice.
Lynn Sterling Hardy (Hardy) appeals his conviction for theft. Through five points of error, he contends that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting various exhibits over his hearsay objection. Furthermore, because the exhibits were inadmissible hearsay, the trial court also denied him his constitutional right to confront and cross-examine his accusers, he continues. We reverse the judgment.
Background
The State indicted appellant for theft of property having a value exceeding $20,000. The property consisted of “dump pumps.” 1 Allegedly, he converted the pumps…
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