# Bennett v. State

> Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · February 15, 1989 · 766 S.W.2d 227

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9640585

## Case

- **Full name:** Baby Ray BENNETT, Appellant, v. the STATE of Texas, Appellee
- **Court:** Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
- **Decided:** February 15, 1989
- **Citations:** 766 S.W.2d 227; 1989 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 19; 1989 WL 11458
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurring in part by Duncan
- **Judges:** Davis, Duncan, Teague, White, Clinton
- **Cited by:** 26 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- concluding defendants “do not possess the right to have counsel present during a psychiatric examination” because it could “limit the efficacy of the examination.”

## Opinion text

DUNCAN, Judge,
concurring and dissenting.
I agree with the majority’s disposition of this case upon remand; however, I still maintain that Dr. Grigson’s testimony, which was obtained in violation of State statutes, was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.
CLINTON, J., joins.

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