Stephens v. State

ONION, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for sexual assault committed on July 20, 1995. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.011(a)(1)(A) (West Supp.1998). 1 The jury found appellant Heath Lane Stephens guilty and assessed his punishment at 12 year's’ imprisonment.

Points of Error

Appellant advances two points of error. First, he contends that the “prosecution of this case was conducted by a person without legal authority to do so.” Second, appellant urges that the “trial court erred in excluding evidence relevant to consent by misapplying Rule 412, Texas Rules of Evidence.”

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