Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

The exclusion of a defendant's evidence will be constitutional error only if the evidence forms such a vital portion of the case that exclusion effectively precludes the defendant from presenting a defense; here, the erroneous exclusion of evidence did not amount to a denial of due process or other constitutional right, and conviction affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/13/2002
• Published 02/13/2002

Judges

• WOMACK, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, KEASLER, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined., Before the court en banc.

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Janet Morrow, Spring, for Appellant., Dan McCrory, Asst. DA, Houston, Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for State.