Justia Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Opinion Summaries

This case involved the admissibility of scientific evidence under Texas Rule of Evidence 702 and Kelly v. State. At issue was whether the court of appeals erred in holding that EMIT drug test results were not reliable without a confirmation test. The court held that the court of appeals did err because EMIT tests were reliable under the first two prongs of Kelly. View "Sommers v. State" on Justia Law