Tommy Coronado v. State

OPINION

PATRICK A. PIRTLE, Justice.

Appellant, Tommy Coronado, was convicted by a jury of indecency with a child 1 enhanced, and sentenced to sixty years confinement and a $5,000 fine. Appellant asserts the trial court erred in permitting the complainant to use a support person while testifying at trial pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 38.074 2 because (1) article 38.074 is inherently prejudicial and the State failed to meet certain statutory requirements for use of a support person; (2) the State’s evidence was insufficient to establish that a support person’s presence was…