Legal Opinion
Senn v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 12, 2017No. 02–15–00201–CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUE WALKER, JUSTICE
I. INTRODUCTION
Appellant Michael Ray Senn sexually assaulted and impregnated his eighteen-year-old mentally-disabled biological daughter Brenda.1 A jury convicted Senn of sexual assault, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment after his conviction was statutorily enhanced from a second-degree felony to a first-degree felony under Texas Penal Code section 22.011(f).2 See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.011(f) (West 2011). In four issues, Senn challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to trigger the enhancement, the constitutionality of section 22.011(f) as applied to him,…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Michael Ray Senn v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2020
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