Christopher Thomas Weatherly v. State

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-07-00407-CR

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CHRISTOPHER THOMAS WEATHERLY, Appellant

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THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the Criminal District Court

Jefferson County, Texas

Trial Cause No. 93499

OPINION

A jury found Christopher Thomas Weatherly guilty of aggravated sexual assault of J.C., a disabled individual. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 22.021(a)(1)(A)(i), (2)(C) (Vernon Supp. 2008). The jury assessed punishment at fifteen years of confinement. After an evidentiary hearing at which defense counsel testified, the trial court…