Peeples v. State

OPINION

BROOKSHIRE, Justice.

The Appellant was indicted in October, 1981, for the sexual abuse of a child, being then Section 21.10 of the Texas Penal Code, a second degree felony, and also for the offense of indecency with a child, which was and is Section 21.11 of the Texas Penal Code, a third degree felony. The section on sexual abuse of a child is superseded by Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 22.021, aggravated sexual assault.

The Appellant was convicted and sentenced by a jury to 30 years confinement in the then Texas Department of Corrections.

Since conviction and sentencing the Appellant has filed a…