Mosley v. State

OPINION

Opinion by Justice ROSS.

Walter Mosley, Jr., was found guilty by a jury of aggravated sexual assault on his three-year-old step-granddaughter. 1 The jury assessed his punishment at twenty-six years’ imprisonment.

Mosley appeals, contending (1) there was legally and factually insufficient evidence to support his conviction; (2) his trial counsel’s errors and omissions constituted ineffective assistance of counsel; (3) the trial court erred in admitting hearsay statements by Mosley’s wife; (4) the trial court erred in deferring to the trial judge — who had recused himself from the case —…