Legal Opinion
Reyna v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 29, 2005No. PD-0255-04PublishedCited by 655 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, PRICE, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
At Ramon Reyna’s trial, he attempted to introduce evidence which the trial judge excluded. He did not argue that the Confrontation Clause demanded admission of the evidence, but the Court of Appeals reversed the conviction on these grounds. We conclude that the appellate court erred because Reyna, as the proponent of the evidence, was required to offer the evidence for its admissible purpose, and he did not do so.
FACTS
Reyna was charged with indecency with a child. At trial, after the State had examined the…
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