Legal Opinion

Turner v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 18, 1985No. 09 85 004 CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BROOKSHIRE, Justice.

Appellant was indicted for the offense of Aggravated Sexual Assault. A jury found him guilty of the offense of “Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child” and assessed his punishment at confinement for a term of forty-five years.

Appellant’s second, third and fourth grounds of error, which are argued together, contend the court’s charge authorized a conviction for conduct which did not constitute an offense; that he was convicted for conduct which did not constitute an offense; the “conviction constituted ex-post facto legislation prohibited by the Texas Constitution.”

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Powers v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1999
  2. Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987

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