Gary Wayne Wilson v. State

OPINION

LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.

Appellant, Gary Wayne Wilson, was charged by indictment with aggravated sexual assault of a child.1 The jury found him guilty and assessed punishment at life imprisonment. In one issue on appeal, Appellant argues that the trial court abused its discretion by excluding evidence of his good character for moral and safe conduct around young children.

We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Background

KM’s parents separated around early 2001, when KM was almost four years old. After the separation, KM, his older brother, his older sister, and his younger brother…