Martini v. State

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction by a jury of indecency with a child, wherein the trial court assessed punishment of eight years confinement. A1 Lawrence Martini seeks a reversal on the grounds that the trial court abused its discretion by permitting the nine year-old child to testify. We affirm.

In response to appellant’s request, the trial court held a competency hearing before the trial. The child testified that she understood the difference between the truth and a lie, that she knew that she must tell the truth and would do so. In reply to questions asked by the…