VINSON v. STATE

Nos. PD-1540-06, PD-1541-06.

252 S.W.3d 336 (2008)

Raymond Earl VINSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 16, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dionne S. Press, Houston, for Appellant.

Alan Curry, Asst. District Atty., Houston, Jeffrey Van Horn, State's Atty., Austin, for State.


OPINION

PRICE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which KELLER, P.J., and WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

In this case we address the issue of whether statements made by an unavailable witness to a police officer may be properly admitted through the police officer's testimony at trial, in light of the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. This determination is dependent on whether the statements are...

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