Peters v. State

OPINION

MURRY B. COHEN, Justice.

Appellant pled guilty to one indictment charging aggravated sexual assault of his granddaughter and to four indictments charging indecency with that child by contact. The jury assessed punishment at 35 years for the aggravated sexual assault and 15 years for each of the indecency offenses.

Exclusion of Expert Testimony at Punishment Stage

Appellant contends the trial judge erred in excluding punishment stage testimony by appellant’s expert treating psychiatrist, Dr. Collier Cole, about a study showing that three percent of incest offenders who receive proper…