Legal Opinion
Bowers v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided January 31, 1996No. 08-95-00064-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LARSEN, Justice.
The appellant, Bobby Bowers, was convicted by a jury of sexual assault of a child and sentenced by the court to a term of twelve years confinement. In a single point of error, Bowers contends that his conviction is based on an ex post facto law in violation of the Texas and United States Constitutions. We find that the outcry statute found at Tex.Code CRIM.PROC.Ann. art. 38.07 was amended so as to allow conviction upon less evidence than was required when the alleged offense occurred. We nevertheless find that the evidence adduced at this trial was sufficient to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
- Collins v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Skillern v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
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- Aylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Haro v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Edward Lindquist v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1996
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