CORONADO v. STATE

No. 07-08-0496-CR.

310 S.W.3d 156 (2010)

Tommy CORONADO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo, Panel C.

March 31, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Bennett, Attorney at Law, Amarillo, TX, for Appellant.

Jim English, Criminal District Attorney, Chris Strowd, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Hereford, TX, for Appellee.

Before QUINN, C.J., and HANCOCK and PIRTLE, JJ.


OPINION

PATRICK A. PIRTLE, Justice.

This case addresses the question of whether a defendant's Sixth Amendment rights are violated when an unavailable complainant's testimonial hearsay statements are admitted into evidence pursuant to the statutory authority found in article 38.071, § 2(b).1 On November 19, 2008, following a plea of "not guilty," Appellant, Tommy Coronado, was convicted by a jury of the offense of aggravated...

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