Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Christopher Earl Darcy, Appellant v. the State of Texas

April 27, 20162016 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 78

Summary

The Court reversed the Court of Appeals and affirmed the trial court's judgment, holding that the appellant forfeited his Sixth Amendment right‑to‑counsel claim because he failed to preserve the issue at trial. The Court also affirmed that admission of evidence obtained in violation of that right is a forfeitable error.