Mares v. State

OPINION

SCHULTE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for indecency with a child. The jury assessed punishment at seven years’ imprisonment, probated. We affirm.

Points of Error Nos. One through Four challenge the admission of certain “outcry” statements by the seven year old victim to her mother, ostensibly under Tex. Code Crim.Pro.Ann. art. 38.072 (Vernon Supp.1988), as violative of Texas and federal constitutional rights of confrontation and cross-examination. We find initially that Appellant has failed to preserve these issues for review on appeal. A failure to lodge a timely…