Legal Opinion

Byars v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 24, 1985No. 04-83-00422-CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ESQUIVEL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction in a sexual abuse case.1

Appellant was charged by indictment with the offense of sexual abuse. The jury found appellant guilty of the offense charged, and the trial court assessed his punishment at nine (9) years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appellant’s motion for new trial was overruled by operation of law. He timely filed his notice of appeal. We affirm.

We will address appellant’s three grounds of error not in the order submitted but under the particular categories therein set out, i.e.: (1) Jury…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  4. Ex Parte DuffyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Burnett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
  2. Kelli Rae O'Dea v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2013

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