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Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas


SEXTON v. STATE OF TEXAS, 0471-00

An expert's testimony, that cartridge cases from unfired bullets found in appellant's apartment had distinct marks that matched fired cartridge cases found at the scene of an assault, did not meet the reliability requirement in Kelly v. State, 824 S.W.2d 568.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 10/09/2002
  • Published 10/09/2002

Judges

  • PRICE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, JOHNSON, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, J.J., joined.

Court

  • Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Jesse Gamez, San Antonio, for Appellant., Susan D. Reed, DA, San Antonio, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for State.

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