Editor’s note: What follows are summaries of state and federal appellate court opinions issued from Oct. 25 to Nov. 13. The list is organized by court and practice area. Names of the cases below are linked to full-text opinions.
Court of Criminal Appeals
Criminal Law
Ex Parte Ramey
Nov. 7, 2012; No. AP-76,533
The habeas applicant claims that an expert’s testimony was inadmissible under Texas Rule of Evidence 702 under the holding of Coble, and he contends that this testimony violated the heightened reliability requirement of the Eighth Amendment. The holding in Coble does not give rise to a claim that is cognizable on habeas corpus. Coble also forecloses the applicant’s Eighth Amendment claim. Relief is denied.
