Haughton v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

MILLER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of aggravated sexual assault. The jury found an enhancement allegation “true” and assessed punishment at life in the Texas Department of Corrections. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. Haughton v. State, 751 S.W.2d 899 (Tex.App. — Houston [14th] 1988). We granted appellant’s petition to review the Court of Appeals’ holding that a videotaped statement of the child-complainant was admissible. We reverse.

The Court of Appeals set out the following facts:

The complainant is ■ the…