Legal Opinion · Dissent

Davis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 18, 1959No. 30488Published

1DissentDavidson, Judge

More constitutional guarantees go here. With the affirmance of this case goes the constitutional guarantee, both state and federal, which preserves to one upon trial in a criminal case the right to be confronted by the witnesses against him (Art. 1, Sec. 19, Const, of Texas, Vernon’s Ann. St., and the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Federal Constitution).

When such guarantee is destroyed, hearsay evidence is raised to the status of legitimate testimony by and thru which men may be tried and condemned and deprived of their life and liberty.

In this case this appellant has been assessed…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. New York v. O'NEILLSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Walthall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
  3. Angus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
  4. Garza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
  5. Berthrong v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939

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