Legal Opinion
Hammer, Murray
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 8, 2009No. PD-0786-08Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. PD-0786-08
MURRAY HAMMER, Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS
WILSON COUNTY
2Opinion of the Court · CochranCochran, J.
OPINION
Appellant claims that the court of appeals erred when it held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding evidence that the complainant in this prosecution for indecency with a child had previously made a false accusation of "rape." (1) We agree with appellant that the trial judge abused her discretion in excluding some of the evidence appellant offered to demonstrate the…
3Cases cited28 opinions
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. SchefferSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- McFarland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Conner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
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