Lonnie Hurd, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas reversed the trial court and Court of Appeals, holding that the trial court erred by limiting the appellant's cross‑examination of the complaining witness to general questions and prohibiting specific inquiries into the witness's racial bias, thereby violating the Sixth Amendment right to confront and cross‑examine. The error was properly preserved, and the case was remanded for a new trial.