Legal Opinion

Thornton v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 20, 1997No. 2-96-366-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BRIGHAM, Justice.

In a single charging instrument, a grand jury indicted appellant for two offenses: (1) aggravated sexual assault and (2) indecency with a child. A jury convicted appellant of each charge and sentenced him to thirty-seven and twenty years’ confinement, respectively. Appellant presents five points for our review. We affirm.

One evening, appellant, his wife, and two eleven year old female visitors were playing a video game in a guest room at appellant’s house. One of the visitors, J.S., fell asleep on the guest bed. Appellant picked her up and took her to another bedroom…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Matson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. Serfass v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Crist v. BretzSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Sanchez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  2. Westfall v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1998
  3. Thornton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  4. Roderick Nash v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2003
  5. Joshua Michael Long v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2016

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