The State of Texas, Appellee v. Danny Joe Daugherty, Appellant

Summary

The Court held that Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 38.23(a) does not incorporate the federal inevitable discovery doctrine; evidence obtained in violation of the Constitution must be excluded regardless of any hypothetical later lawful discovery. The Court also affirmed that an appellate court must sua sponte conduct a Rule 81(b)(2) harm analysis, vacated the Court of Appeals judgment and remanded for that analysis. Justice Mansfield dissented, and Judges McCormick and Baird filed separate opinions.