Legal Opinion
Clark v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 18, 1986No. 900-85Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
2Per curiam
Appellant was convicted in a bench trial of indecency with a child and the trial court assessed his punishment at 10 years confinement, probated, and a $500 fine. On appeal the Houston (1st) Court of Appeals reversed the conviction. Clark v. State, 693 S.W.2d 35 (Tex.App.—Houston (1st) 1985).
Finding that the Court of Appeals was correct in holding that the testimony of appellant’s former stepdaughter was erroneously admitted into evidence, we refuse the state’s petition for discretionary review. However, we do not necessarily approve of all…