Lopez v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant was convicted of the offense of indecency with a child and punishment was assessed at imprisonment for four years in the Texas Department of Corrections. The Court of Appeals for the First Supreme Judicial District reversed and ordered an acquittal after finding the evidence insufficient. Lopez v. State, 651 S.W.2d 931 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st] 1983).

The Court of Appeals held that, since there was no outcry made by the victim within six months of the date of the offense and there was no corroboration of the victim’s testimony, the…