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.