Legal Opinion
Clarke v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 31, 1990No. 2-88-101-CRPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MEYERS, Justice.
This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of aggravated sexual assault. Appellant, Matthew Thomas Clarke, was sentenced by a jury to ninety-nine years in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appellant appeals on twelve points of error. We reverse the judgment and remand to the trial court for a new trial on punishment only in accordance with TEX.CODE CRIM.PROC.ANN. art. 44.29(b) (Vernon Supp.1990).
The complainant in this case was awakened in her home in Denton, Texas around midnight when she felt a knife being held at her throat. The head of her assailant was…
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