Legal Opinion

Distefano v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 9, 2016No. 14-14-00375-CRPublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*30OPINION

Martha Hill Jamison, Justice

In three issues, appellant Frank James Distefano complains of the trial court’s admission of extraneous offense evidence during his trial for sexual performance by a child1 on the grounds that (1) the probative value of the evidence was substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice and (2) article 38.37, section 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure violates the separation of powers doctrine in the Texas Constitution and the Due Process Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.2 We affirm.

Background

While appellant was…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Gigliobianco v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  2. Ford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
  3. Hammer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
  4. State Ex Rel. Lykos v. FineCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
  5. Ex Parte GranvielCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Louis H. West v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2018
  2. Callaway v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018
  3. Antonio Serda v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2021
  4. Benjamin Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2019
  5. Cecil Darnell Worthy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2018

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