Kennard v. State

This Court granted the State's petition for writ of certiorari to decide the following issue:

Whether the Court of Criminal Appeals correctly decided that the trial court erred by allowing two witnesses to testify about statements made by one alleged to be the defendant's accomplice that incriminated the defendant in the crime, after defendant's counsel had on cross-examination elicited testimony regarding those statements.

We are of the opinion that the Court of Criminal Appeals erred, and we reverse its judgment.

We set out those facts essential for the purpose of review of this issue, noting…