Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Daniel Rahim Sexton, Appellant v. the State of Texas
October 9, 20022002 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 194
Summary
The Court of Criminal Appeals held that the trial court erred in admitting the firearms expert's testimony because the State failed to meet its burden of showing the reliability of the magazine‑mark technique under the Kelly reliability criteria. The judgment of the Court of Appeals was reversed and the case remanded for a harm analysis.