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Harris v. State

Citations

  • 475 S.W.3d 395
  • 2015 Tex. App. LEXIS 8723
  • 2015 WL 4984560

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  • holding that the legislature chose to create another exception to the prohibition of admitting evidence of extraneous offenses when it enacted Article 38.37, Section 2(b)
  • “Prosecuting sex crimes committed against children can be difficult due to the physical and emotional trauma suffered by the victims. . . . Children often are targeted for these crimes, in part because they tend to make poor witnesses.”

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Judges: Christopher, Donovan, Wise

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