Texas Criminal Appeals Court Finds Any Error In Officer’s Testimony To Be Harmless

(January 17, 2023, 12:40 PM EST) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A trial court’s error in admitting a police officer's direct opinion testimony on the credibility of a child who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a family friend was harmless and had little influence on the jury, the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals found, reversing an appellate court decision that remanded the case for a new trial....