Court Opinion

ID: 9654835
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 18:52:33.378713+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:13:14.023222
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MILLER, Judge,
concurring.
As to Roman numeral II and the treatment of preservation of error, Tex.R.Crim. Evid.Rule 103(a)(1) demands a timely “objection” or “motion to strike”. Rule 104(b) allows admission of evidence “subject to” proving up relevancy later in the trial. The question of when such a Rule 103(a)(1) objection or motion to strike is “timely” depends directly on the answer to the question of just who has the obligation to point out that the “proving up” part of Rule 104(b) never occurred. The plurality opinion would put that burden on the party opponent to the admission of the evidence; I disagree.
For various policy reasons I would put the burden, of pointing out that the “proving up” requirement has not been met, upon the judge who availed himself of the procedures in Rule 104(b). Since a majority of this Court cannot agree whether the judge or the party opponent has that burden, further elaboration today of the policy reasons would seem to be an exercise in futility, and is better left to another day when perhaps a consensus might emerge.
With these remarks I only concur in the result reached in section II of the plurality opinion, but join the remainder of that opinion.
MALONEY, J., joins this concurring opinion.