Randall Anthony Garcia, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas held that the federal inevitable discovery doctrine is not an exception to Texas statutory exclusionary rule Article 38.23, which mandates exclusion of evidence obtained in violation of the Constitution unless a statutory good‑faith exception applies. Accordingly, the murder conviction was reversed and the case remanded for further proceedings consistent with that holding. Two concurring opinions argued that the inevitable discovery doctrine should be applied despite the statutory language.