Legal Opinion
Graves v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided May 13, 1999No. 13-97-535-CR through 13-97-546-CRPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice RODRIGUEZ.
Appellant, John Graves, was indicted on twelve charges of sexual assault. 1 A jury found him guilty on all twelve charges and the court assessed concurrent sixteen-year sentences. In ten points of error, appellant challenges his conviction. We affirm.
Graves was pastor and principal of Bay City Christian Center, where the complainants were all female parishioners and students. At various times between January 1987 and January 1994, four girls 2 ranging in age from twelve to twenty were sexually assaulted by Graves. The victims allege Graves fondled them and…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Edwards v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
- Dorsey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
- Raven Ryon Lovings v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2012
- Washington v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2001
- McGlothlin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2008
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