William Owen Cofield, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the Court of Appeals' reversal of Cofield's conviction, holding that a general hearsay objection preserves error, that a co-defendant's incriminating statement is not per se an abuse of discretion if corroborated, and that the appellate harm analysis was adequate. Justice McCormick dissented, arguing the waiver of the hearsay error.