Ex Parte Christopher Sandon Ramirez Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals (in Re…

Summary

The court held that notice given before the district-court proceeding did not satisfy the statutory notice requirement for the later trial de novo in circuit court. Because the State provided no timely circuit-court notice, Ramirez was not required to request a pretrial hearing or otherwise object before trial to preserve his challenge to admission of the certificate of analysis. The court therefore reversed the Court of Criminal Appeals' decision and remanded for further proceedings.