State v. Fears
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TATUM, Judge.
The defendant, Alexander Fears, was convicted for aggravated rape committed upon Theresa Leggs, 5 years of age. Punishment was fixed at imprisonment for life. On this appeal, the defendant has presented 11 issues for review. After considering the issues and the record, we conclude that the judgment of conviction must be affirmed.
*373We will first consider the eleventh issue in which the defendant attacks the sufficiency of the evidence. The defendant was convicted of violating T.C.A. § 39-2-603 by making unlawful sexual penetration of a victim who was under the age of 13 years.
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