Legal Opinion

Kesterson v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided July 26, 1999No. 05-96-00707-CRPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FRANCES MALONEY, Justice.

A jury convicted Eric Lee Kesterson of aggravated sexual assault and assessed a sixty year sentence. Appellant raises twelve points of error. In his first point of error, he argues the trial court erred in excluding certain testimony of Dr. Donald Lammers, the psychologist appointed by the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services. Because we hold the trial court erred in denying appellant’s right to cross-examine Lammers, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand this cause for a new trial.

BACKGROUND

Complainant was five years old when the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Maryland v. CraigSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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3Cited by16 opinions

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