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

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the Court of Appeals' reversal of the conviction, holding that the admission of the passenger's hearsay statement was error not harmless and that the appellate decision stands. The State's three petition questions were all overruled, and the Court reiterated that Rule 803(24) requires specific corroborating circumstances but provides no definitive test.