Court Opinion

ID: 9768552
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Date Created: 2023-08-29 06:08:15.87027+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:30:41.854777
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MALONEY, J.,
concurs with note. Assuming under Garcia v. State, 868 S.W.2d 337 (Tex.Crim.App.1993), the Medical Examiner’s autopsy report is not precluded from introduction under Tex.R.Crim.Evid. 803(8)(B) (law enforcement preclusion) and the facts of the report are admissible, it does not follow that the conclusions of that report over a hearsay objection are admissible. See United States v. Rosa, 11 F.3d 315 (2nd Cir.1993) (discussing United States v. Oates, 560 F.2d 45 (2nd Cir.1977), upon which we based our decision in Cole v. State, 839 S.W.2d 798 (Tex.Crim.App.1992)); Tex. R.Crim.Evid. 803(8)(B) (“matters observed” by non-law enforcement personnel admissible); Tex.R.Crim.Evid. 803(8)(C) (“factual findings” against the state admissible). However, given the absence of a specific objection, I concur in the result.
McCORMICK, P.J., and BAIRD, J., not participating.