Legal Opinion

Rushton v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided June 6, 1985No. 13-84-322-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted in a jury trial of the offense of indecency with a child. Upon a determination of guilt, punishment was assessed by the trial court at twenty- five years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence in his sixth and seventh grounds of error. 1 The State’s evidence consisted of the testimony of the complainant, (CC), a seven year-old female, and three adults. The adults were the complainant’s mother, grandmother, and a nineteen year-old female relative (Dona Lee). Appellant allegedly forced CC to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Giles v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Romo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Kuykendall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Thomas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1984
  5. Hill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Bobo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
  2. Steadman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005
  3. L.M.W. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
  4. Lopez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1999
  5. Nunfio v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990

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