Martin Cardenas v. State Texas

In point of error three, appellant contends the trial court wrongly admitted in evidence the hearsay statement of the victims four-year-old son. The son, who did not testify, was the only eyewitness other than Imelda Baron, the victims wife, whose credibility was severely attacked. The sons hearsay directly implicated appellant. The jury, which deliberated more than 13 hours over three days at the guilt stage, asked the court to reread the sons hearsay statement during its deliberations, and the court returned the jury to the courtroom and did so.