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BAYS v. STATE

No. PD-1909-11.

396 S.W.3d 580 (2013)

Michael Jay BAYS, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 17, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George McCall Secrest, Jr. , Attorney at Law, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Zan Colson Brown , Assistant District Attorney, Longview, TX, Lisa C. McMinn , State's Attorney, Austin, TX, for State.

OPINION

ALCALA, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

On the State's petition for discretionary review, we determine that Article 38.072 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the outcry statute, is a hearsay exception statutorily limited to live testimony of the outcry witness.1 See TEX. CODE CRIM...

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