FINLEY, TAYTON SETH v. the State of Texas

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. PD-0634-22 TAYTON SETH FINLEY, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ON DISCRETIONARY REVIEW ON THE COURT’S OWN MOTION FROM THE SECOND COURT OF APPEALS TARRANT COUNTY HERVEY, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion in which RICHARDSON, NEWELL, and SLAUGHTER, JJ., joined. KEEL, J., concurred. YEARY, J., filed a dissenting opinion. KELLER, P.J., and MCCLURE, J., dissented. WALKER, J., did not participate. OPINION This case involves the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Appellant was…