Supreme Court Overturns Texas Murder Conviction Over Expert Witness Testimony

A deputy medical examiner performed the autopsy, but prosecutors did not make her available to testify at trial.
Supreme Court Overturns Texas Murder Conviction Over Expert Witness Testimony
The Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 7, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Matthew Vadum
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The Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of a Texas man who argued that the prosecution’s use of a medical expert who had not performed an autopsy on the victim violated his constitutional rights.

The case of Jared Holton Seavey now returns to the Court of Appeals of Texas for the 14th District, which may order a retrial or take other action.