Reed v. State

OPINION

OSBORN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of aggravated sexual assault of a child — habitualized by the allegation of two prior felony convictions. The court assessed punishment at life imprisonment. We affirm.

In the Appellant’s sole point of error, he asserts the court erred in failing to grant his motion for new trial. The Appellant’s trial began on October 2, 1991 in Midland, Texas. On October 3,1991, a local newspaper printed an article which contained the following information:

According to the indictment against Reed, the prosecution is seeking an…