Legal Opinion

Pierce v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 29, 1987No. 12-86-0152-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLLEY, Justice.

Louis Arthur Pierce was convicted by a jury of aggravated sexual assault of a male child.1 The jury assessed punishment at eighty years’ confinement. We affirm.

Pierce presents five points of error. First, he argues the court erred in refusing *316to discharge him and dismiss the indictment under the Speedy Trial Act.2 Second, Pierce contends the trial court erred in failing to suppress the victim’s in-court identification of him and the pretrial identification made by the victim from a six-picture photographic spread. Third, he claims the indictment is fundamentally defective. By…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Littles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Brewster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Hardinge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Lyles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Ladner v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1993
  2. Ieppert, Steven Louis v. Texas, the State Of, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1996
  3. James Massey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1997
  4. in the Matter of C.D.G., Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2003
  5. in the Matter of C.D.G., Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2003

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