Legal Opinion

Buxton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 16, 1983No. 63868PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

Indicted for the offense of aggravated promotion of prostitution, 1 appellant was found guilty of promotion of prostitution 2 by a jury which assessed the maximum punishment allowed for a Class A misdemeanor.

Challenging his conviction, appellant presents two grounds of error which implicate the validity of V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 43.06(d): “A conviction under this sub-chapter [A. Prostitution] may be had upon the uncorroborated testimony of a party to the offense.” Thus, a recitation of pertinent facts of the matter is not required. Suffice to say that the evidence…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ex Parte JimenezTexas Supreme Court · 1958
  2. Beck v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Garrett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Powell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Zani v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  2. Bethune v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. Beddoe v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. Zani v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. People v. GuiuanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998

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