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Cortez v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided October 1, 1997No. 04-96-00975-CRPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LÓPEZ, Justice.

This appeal arises from the conviction of Jesus Antonio Cortez for indecency with a child. Mr. Cortez pleaded guilty to one count of engaging in sexual contact with his twelve-year-old daughter and requested that his punishment be assessed by a jury. A jury assessed punishment at confinement for ten years and six months. Mr. Cortez appeals the sentencing phase of his trial.

The victim in this case, a sixth-grade student, reported to her school counselor that her father had been touching her private parts. The counselor reported the events to Child Protective Services.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Arline v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Foster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  4. Flores v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Yarbrough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Loun v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008
  2. Croft v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004
  3. Croft, Brian David v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004
  4. Grady Shawn Brown v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2011
  5. Howard Olin Parks v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2000

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