Legal Opinion

Roy Rodgers v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided May 22, 2014No. 05-12-01472-CRPublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice EVANS.

A jury found appellant Roy Rodgers guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and assessed punishment at seventy years’ imprisonment. Appellant contends the trial court erred by allowing the jury to “change” its guilt/innocence verdict during the punishment phase of trial. He also complains about a forensic interviewer testifying as the outcry witness and the sufficiency of the evidence to support, the trial court’s cost award of $239. Concluding appellant’s points of error lack merit, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

BACKGROUND

The complaining…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Johnson, Manley DewayneCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
  2. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  3. Ellison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  4. Coronel, Israel v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2013
  5. Ex Parte McIverCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  2. Richard B. Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
  3. Albert L. Flores v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2026
  4. Armando Rodriguez Zuniga v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2015
  5. Benjamin Benge v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2024

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