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Coody v. StateCoody v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Oct 30, 1991
993-91
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

PER CURIAM.

A jury convicted appellant of causing ‍​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‍injury to a child and assessed punishment at confinement for five years and a fine of $10,000.00. The Court of Appeals reversed *69 the conviction. Coody v. ‍​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‍State, 812 S.W.2d 631 (Tex.App. — Houston [14th], 1991). The State filed a petition for discretionary review contending, inter alia, that the Court of Appeals should have conducted ‍​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‍a harm analysis after finding error in the denial of appellant’s right to confrontation.

We summarily grant ground one of the State’s petition for discretionary ‍​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‍review and remand this cause to the Court of Appeals to conduct a harm analysis on the issue of a denial of appellant’s right ‍​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‍to confrontation. See Delaware v. Van Arsdall, 475 U.S. 673, 106 S.Ct. 1431, 89 L.Ed.2d 674 (1986).

Case Details

Case Name: Coody v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Oct 30, 1991
Citations: 818 S.W.2d 68; 1991 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 225; 1991 WL 219084; 993-91
Docket Number: 993-91
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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