FINLEY, TAYTON SETH v. the State of Texas

In the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas ══════════ No. PD-0634-22 ══════════ TAYTON SETH FINLEY, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ═══════════════════════════════════════ On Petition for Discretionary Review On Court’s Own Motion From the Second Court of Appeals Tarrant County ═══════════════════════════════════════ YEARY, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Appellant was charged by information with misdemeanor assault. He was tried in county court, during the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic, in July of 2021. The trial court permitted the complaining FINLEY – 2 witness to testify against…