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Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 3/8/1995

State v. Frye

Citations

  • 897 S.W.2d 324
  • 1995 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 23
  • 1995 WL 92799

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding Sixth Amendment violation where defendant who was represented by counsel was contacted twice by district attorney’s office
  • rejecting State's argument that dismissal was improper under Johnson and that lack of precedent precludes a violation of a particular constitutional right as a basis for dismissing a charging instrument with prejudice
  • affirming 9 dismissal of indictment where prosecutor contacted defendant directly—even though defendant was represented by counsel—and obtained information regarding defense strategy and evidence to defendant’s detriment
  • district court has authority to dismiss indictment without the State's consent when defendant's rights under U.S. Const. amend VI are violated
  • “[T]he Sixth Amendment right to counsel is MCDONALD — 9 offense specific and will not bar police-initiated interrogation for non-charged crimes[.]”

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Judges: Meyers, McCormick, Mecormick, White, Mansfield

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Cites

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