Legal Opinion
Sutton v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 7, 2015No. 09-14-00414-CR, NO. 09-14-00415-CR, NO. 09-14-00416-CR, NO. 09-14-00417-CR, NO. 09-14-00418-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEVE McKEITHEN, Chief Justice
A jury convicted Christopher Lee Sutton of five counts of improper relationship between educator and student'. In two appellate issues, Sutton challenges the legal sufficiency of the evidence and the constitutionality of section 21.12 of the Texas Penal Code. We reverse the trial court’s judgment and render a judgment of acquittal.
Legal Sufficiency
In issue one, Sutton contends that the evidence is legally insufficient to support his conviction for improper relationship between educator and student. Under a legal sufficiency standard, we assess all the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
- Pokladnik v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
3Cited by3 opinions
- Gilbert v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
- Sutton, Christopher LeeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2016
- Brian Ortiz v. Montgomery County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019