Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 11, 2006No. PD-1309-05PublishedCited by 182 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · CochranCochran, J.

in which KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, KEASLER, HERVEY, and HOLCOMB, JJ., joined.

A jury convicted appellant of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for attacking and trying to strangle his live-in girlfriend, Patricia Ford. On appeal, appellant claimed that the trial court erred, under Crawford v. Washington,1 in admitting the hearsay statements that Ms. Ford made to a police officer at the scene of the crime. The Austin Court of Appeals concluded that, if Ms. Ford’s hearsay statements were testimonial in nature, the resulting Crawford error did not, under the factors set out in…

3Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  5. Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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4Cited by182 opinions

  1. Snowden, Rion PhealCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
  2. Clay v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  3. Scott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  4. Woodall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
  5. Render v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2011

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