Legal Opinion
William Owens v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided September 19, 2012No. 06-11-00231-CRPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice CARTER.
William Owens was convicted by a Bowie County jury of sexually assaulting his daughter, who was four years old at the time of the offense. The jury assessed punishment of life imprisonment and a fine of $10,000.00. On appeal, Owens alleges the following errors: (1) the State violated the holding of Brady v. Maryland 1 by not providing exculpatory evidence; (2) Article 38.072 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, which allows testimony of an outcry witness, was violated; (3) evidence from a nurse who examined the child was not relevant; (4) reversible error…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Troy Williams II v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2013
- Desmond Dewayne Jackson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2014
- Albert Lee Staner v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2019
- Chance Tyler Biggers v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2017
- Darrell Dewayne Colbert v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2025
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