Williams v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHEN, Justice.
A jury convicted appellant of burglary with intent to commit sexual assault, found an enhancement paragraph “true,” and assessed punishment of 75 years imprisonment. Appellant asserts four grounds of error on appeal.
During the night of August 2-3, 1984, G.B. was alone in her trailer house in Brazos County. The windows were open, but the doors were locked. After going to bed at about 2 a.m., G.B. awoke and saw a man crouched in her bedroom, wearing only underwear. He stood up, removed his underwear, and began to pull on the bed sheet. G.B. pretended to be asleep, and the…
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