Legal Opinion

Garcia v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided December 14, 2005No. 14-04-00676-CRPublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PAUL C. MURPHY, Senior Chief Justice.

Appellant, Bobby Garcia, appeals from his conviction for indecency with a child and aggravated sexual assault of a child. On appeal, appellant contends that (1) the trial court violated his right to confrontation when he was not allowed to cross-examine one of the complainants regarding a subsequent sexual abuse allegation she made against her father, and (2) the trial court erred in admitting certain testimony of the complainants’ mother into evidence over a hearsay objection. We affirm.

Background

On September 7, 2002, Adelia Cavazos went to her…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Burden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  3. Olden v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  5. Hudson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Zarco v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006
  2. Pierson, Leonard Jr.Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
  3. Laredo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006
  4. Leonard Pierson, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2013
  5. Abraham Alberto Vizcarra v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2008

18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API