Legal Opinion
Kirkpatrick v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided December 22, 1987No. 05-86-01094-CRPublished
1Opinion of the Court
747 S.W.2d 833 (1987)
Riley KIRKPATRICK, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
No. 05-86-01094-CR.
Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.
December 22, 1987.
John G. Tatum, Dallas, for appellant.
Gary A. Moore, Dallas, for appellee.
Before HOWELL, STEWART and THOMAS, JJ.
HOWELL, Justice.
Appellant was convicted by a jury of indecency with a child. The trial court assessed punishment at ten years' confinement. We reverse and remand on a holding that it was error to allow expert opinion to the effect that the child complainant was telling the truth.
The prosecution was based on an incident allegedly…
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