Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Rudolfo Lopez, Appellant v. the State of Texas

October 2, 20022002 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 188

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the Court of Appeals and affirmed the trial court’s conviction, holding that the evidence of the child’s prior accusation against his mother was not admissible as a prior inconsistent statement and that the Confrontation Clause did not require its admission.