Legal Opinion
Hightower v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 18, 1991No. 1134-87, 1135-87PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
McCORMICK, Presiding Judge.
On February 1, 1986, appellant, Ray Hightower, Jr., abducted a six-year-old girl who was playing in the backyard of her home in Abilene. Appellant drove the child to a secluded area south of the city where he sexually assaulted her. After the assault appellant released the little girl near a rural home.
The jury convicted appellant of two offenses — aggravated kidnapping (V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 20.04) and indecency with a child (V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 21.11). The jury also found allegations made in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Maryland v. CraigSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by57 opinions
- Bingham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Marx v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Barnes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2005
- Rangel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2006
- Dufrene v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
52 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.