Legal Opinion

May v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 27, 1996No. 1031-95PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

OVERSTREET, Judge.

A jury convicted Appellant of sexual assault and assessed Ms punisliment at confinement for fifteen years in the penitentiary. The conviction was affirmed. May v. State, 903 S.W.2d 792 (Tex.App.—Dallas 1995). We granted discretionary review to determine whether the promiscuity defense was available when the complainant was fourteen years old at the time of the offense but the alleged promiscuous conduct occurred before she reached fourteen. We will reverse.

Appellant was charged under V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 22.011(a)(2),…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Wicker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Norman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  4. People v. . NelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  5. Polk v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Lewis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2000
  2. In re B.D.S.D.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2009
  3. In re B.W.Texas Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Campbell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
  5. Landry v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1998

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