Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Gene Edward Howland, Appellant v. the State of Texas
March 31, 19991999 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 25
Summary
The Court affirmed the Court of Appeals' holding that Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 38.37 applies to any individual step within a prosecution that occurs after the statute's effective date, even when the indictment was filed before that date.