Antonio Gonzales, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas reversed the Court of Appeals' decision and held that the trial court’s use of a two‑way closed‑circuit television system to allow a ten‑year‑old witness to testify did not violate the Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause or Article I, Section 10 of the Texas Constitution because the State met the necessity criteria articulated in Maryland v. Craig. Accordingly, the conviction stands and the case is remanded for the Court of Appeals to consider the appellant’s unresolved due‑process claims. The opinion was contested by multiple dissenting judges who argued that the majority overstepped its discretionary role and ignored the need for legislative authorization.