Santos Aquileo Cruz-Escalante v. State

OPINION

Terry Jennings, Justice

A jury found appellant, Santos Aquileo Cruz-Escalante, guilty of the offense of aggravated sexual assault of a child, 1 and the trial court assessed his punishment at confinement for twenty years. In his sole issue, appellant contends that the trial court erred in limiting his cross-examination of one of the State’s witnesses, thereby denying him the right to present a defense. 2

We affirm.

Background

The complainant testified that during the summer after her kindergarten year of school, she, while out riding her bicycle, stopped to help appellant “clean his car.”…