Legal Opinion

Bryant Kentrell Dotson v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided February 20, 2025No. 10-24-00056-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-24-00056-CR BRYANT KENTRELL DOTSON, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee From the 19th District Court McLennan County, Texas Trial Court No. 2018-2101-C1 MEMORANDUM OPINION Following a jury trial, Bryant Kentrell Dotson was convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and sentenced to thirty years in prison. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 21.02. In two issues on appeal, Dotson argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and that the trial court reversibly erred by providing a coercive Allen charge to the jury. See Allen v.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  3. Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  5. Lowenfield v. PhelpsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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