Legal Opinion
Cates v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided December 5, 2001No. 12-99-00343-CRPublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAM GRIFFITH, Justice.
The opinion heretofore entered on April 30, 2001, is set aside and the same is hereby withdrawn and the following opinion is entered in lieu thereof, to wit:
James Earl Cates (“Appellant”), appeals four convictions 1 of aggravated sexual assault of two sisters, seven-year-old Ch. H. (“Ch.”) and eight-year-old Ca. H. (“Ca.”). A jury returned a verdict of guilty and assessed his punishment at imprisonment for ninety-nine years and a fine of $10,000.00 in each case. Appellant raises twelve issues on appeal. We affirm.
Background
The mother of Ca. and Ch. was engaged to…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
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3Cited by36 opinions
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