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.