Legal Opinion

Fuentes v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 30, 1956No. 28421PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BELCHER, Judge.

Appellant waived trial by jury, entered a plea of guilty before the court to the offense of indecent fondling of a child’s sexual parts, and his punishment was assessed at seventeen years in the penitentiary.

The state’s testimony shows that a boy, age 8 at the time of the trial, was sent by his mother on an errand, and while gone he met the appellant. After they met, the appellant bought and drank some beer and purchased five soft drinks for the boy. Shortly thereafter they went under a bridge where the appellant kissed the boy, played with his penis, and did or attempted to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
  2. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1945
  3. White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  4. Mimms v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Nielson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  2. Lambright v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  3. Jacks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  4. Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  5. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968

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