Michael Scott, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas reversed Michael Scott's capital murder conviction, holding that the admission of co-defendant Robert Springsteen's out‑of‑court statement violated the Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause and that the error was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, thus remanding for a new trial. Justice Keller, dissenting, argued that the interrogation was not coercive, the confession was voluntary, and the error was harmless.