Esequiel Rodarte v. State

COURT OF APPEALS

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

ESEQUIEL RODARTE, )) No. 08-04-00176-CR

Appellant, )) Appeal from the

v. )) 83rd District Court

THE STATE OF TEXAS, )) of Pecos County, Texas

Appellee. )) (Pecos TC# P-2525-83-CR)) (Crockett TC# 03-12-2253-CR)

O P I N I O N

Esequiel Rodarte appeals his conviction for indecency with a child. A jury found him guilty and he was sentenced to 5 years= imprisonment, probated to 4 years and a $10,000 fine.[1] Appellant challenges: (1) the trial court=s ruling admitting out-of-court statements of the complainant as excited utterances;…