HAMMER v. STATE

No. PD-0786-08.

296 S.W.3d 555 (2009)

Murray HAMMER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 8, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Trent C. Rowell, Stockdale, for appellant.

Marc Ledet, Asst. D.A., Jourdanton, Jeffrey L. VanHorn, State's Attorney, Austin, for the State.


OPINION

COCHRAN, J., delivered the opinion of the unanimous Court.

Appellant claims that the court of appeals erred when it held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding evidence that the complainant in this prosecution for indecency with a child had previously made a false accusation of "rape."1 We agree with appellant that the trial judge abused her discretion...

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