Dale v. State

OPINION

ANNE GARDNER, Justice.

INTRODUCTION

Appellant was indicted on eight counts of aggravated sexual assault involving two alleged victims. Counts I through Y involved the same complainant, who was identified by pseudonym as 0020. Counts VI through VIII involved another complainant, who was identified by pseudonym 0020-A. Both complainants were the stepchildren of Appellant and were younger than seventeen years of age. Appellant pleaded no contest to each count of the indictment. Following the presentation of evidence, the trial court sentenced Appellant to fifty years’ confinement on each of…