Legal Opinion

Yount v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 17, 1991No. 3-89-179-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TOM G. DAVIS, Justice (Retired).

After finding the appellant guilty of aggravated sexual assault on a child, 1 the jury assessed punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions of an unrelated nature, at ninety-nine years. In appellant’s first point of error, he complains that the State improperly bolstered the child complainant’s testimony. In light of our disposition of appellant’s first point of error, we find it unnecessary to review appellant’s remaining point of error. We will reverse the conviction and remand the cause for a new trial.

The State urges that appellant’s point of error…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Duckett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  2. Farris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Yount v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  2. David Griffin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1994
  3. Donald Ray Yount v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998
  4. Glen Edward Moon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1995
  5. Joe Alviar, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1992

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