Legal Opinion

Stevens v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)

Decided January 23, 1992No. 11-90-245-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DICKENSON, Justice.

The jury convicted Billy Stevens of aggravated sexual assault 1 and assessed his punishment at confinement for 87 years. 2 We affirm the conviction.

Background Facts

The indictment alleged that appellant committed the offense on or about September 15, 1989, against “100589-040584.” When the indictment was read to the jury, the prosecutor substituted the child’s name for the numerical pseudonym at each of the four places where the indictment had used the numbers to protect the child’s identity. 3 There was no objection to the substitution of the real name of the child…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Ransom v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  3. Sallings v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1990
  4. Mayfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Ramos v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1985

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Stevens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. Walker v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Stevens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  4. Stevens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
  5. Walker v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API