Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
SMITH v. STATE OF TEXAS, 1856-00
In determining whether to admit the videotape testimony of a child in a child molestation case, a court must determine whether the videotape has indicia of reliability rather than focusing on the need to protect the child witness.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/28/2001
- Published 11/28/2001
Judges
Court
- Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Kenneth Nash, Tyler, for Appellant., Edward J. Marty, Assistant District Attorney, Tyler, for the State.