Hoyos v. State

OPINION

in which McCORMICK, P.J., and MEYERS, MANSFIELD, PRICE, HOLLAND and WOMACK, JJ., joined.

The issue in the present case is whether the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment was violated when the trial court excluded evidence regarding the anticipated filing by the complainant against a third party of a civil lawsuit for damages arising from the crime being prosecuted.1 Appellant contends that the anticipated civil claim was relevant to show the complainant’s bias as a witness. While we agree that a complain*420ant’s civil claim against a third party may be relevant, under the proper…