Richard William Payne v. State

Richard William Payne v. State

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

Nos. 10-97-344-CR & 10-97-345-CR

RICHARD WILLIAM PAYNE,

Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee

From the 372nd District Court

Tarrant County, Texas

Trial Court No. 0476936D & 0382321D

O P I N I O N

The court below convicted Appellant Richard William Payne of multiple offenses in a single bench trial. In Cause No. 10-97-344-CR, the court convicted Payne of sexual performance by a child. See Act of May 27, 1985, 69th Leg., R.S., ch. 530, § 1, 1985 Tex. Gen. Laws 2133, 2133 (amended 1993) (current version at Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 43.25(b) (Vernon…