Emmett Murray Holloway, Jr., Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas reversed Emmett Murray Holloway Jr.'s capital murder conviction because the trial court abused its discretion by admitting a psychiatrist's expert testimony on the appellant's future dangerousness. The opinion held that the expert was neither competent nor relevant, and that the testimony was based on inadmissible hearsay. The case was remanded for a new sentencing proceeding.