Nelson v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in the conviction of appellant of fondling and touching an 8-year-old child with intent to arouse or satisfy sexual desires, for which he received a five (5) year sentence, and of performing an act of deviate sexual conduct on the same child by forcing her to commit fellatio, for which he received twenty (20) years, the sentences to be served consecutively.

The facts are: The 8-year-old victim testified that appellant had molested her on several occasions. At one time, appellant was the live-in boyfriend of the victim’s mother. With the aid of anatomically…