DE LA PAZ v. STATE

No. PD-1168-07.

273 S.W.3d 671 (2008)

Oscar Pena DE LA PAZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick T. Dunbar, for Oscar Pena De La Paz.


HOLCOMB, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which MEYERS, PRICE, JOHNSON, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

The trial court admitted certain hearsay evidence over appellant's objection that its admission would violate his Sixth Amendment right to confront the witnesses against him. On direct appeal, the court of appeals held that the trial court did not err in admitting the evidence. We now reverse and remand.

On October 18, 2005, a Nolan County grand...

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