Polk v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “"... the last sentence of TEX. R. EVID. [Rule] 802 changes the long standing rule in criminal cases that hearsay evidence, even admitted without objection, constitutes no evidence, is without probative force, and cannot be used in determining the sufficiency of the evidence. Therefore, under rule 802, Woodward’s testimony may not be denied probative value.” Given this Court's decision in Frazier , almost five years before the court of appeals considered this case, we agree with Justice Akin that it was not necessary to address “the question of whether the Texas Rules of Evidence ... apply to criminal cases generally.” For this reason, we decline to put our imprimatur on the court of appeals’ holding in this regard.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Polk v. State