Skip to main content
· 6/18/2008

De La Paz v. State

Citations

  • 273 S.W.3d 671
  • 2008 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 751
  • 2008 WL 2437648

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that State failed to carry burden of establishing that statements to hospital nurse and social worker were not testimonial
  • holding that State failed to carry burden of establishing that statements to hospital nurse and social worker were not testimonial
  • concluding State did not carry its burden to prove medical notes, which repeated child’s statement that appellant caused her injury, were admissible under Crawford when child did not testify
  • stating that once an appellant objects to the admission of evidence on Confrontation Clause grounds, the burden shifts to the State, as the proponent of the objected-to evidence, to establish its admission
  • holding the State had the burden of establishing the admissibility of the hearsay
  • holding State failed to carry burden for admission following Crawford objection

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Holcomb, Meyers, Price, Johnson, Hervey, Cochran, Keasler, Keller, Womack

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.