Legal Opinion

Harrison v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided November 29, 1984No. 01-83-0627-CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

The appellant was convicted by a jury of aggravated rape. He pleaded true to one enhancement paragraph, and the jury assessed punishment at confinement for thirty-five years.

The first ground of error contends that the evidence, although sufficient to prove rape, was insufficient to prove aggravated rape. The indictment alleged that the appellant:

by acts, words and deeds ... did intentionally and knowingly place the Complainant in fear of serious bodily injury and death to be imminently inflicted on the Complainant.

The record shows that the complainant was an employee of…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Walder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. Carlsen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. Porter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Compton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Pace v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1999
  2. Wilder v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2003
  3. Thieu Quang Bui v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1998
  4. Fischer v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006
  5. Epley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986

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