Newman v. State

OPINION

DUNN, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of the offense of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, and assessed his punishment at 40 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. We affirm.

Appellant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence in his first ground of error requires a discussion of the facts of the case.

On the afternoon of November 25, 1984, the complainant, a 6-year-old female, and her younger brother were at the home of their regular babysitter. Appellant is a cousin of the babysitter, and he lived with her at the time of the offense.

At some point in the…