Phillips v. State

OPINION

BROOKSHIRE, Justice.

The Jefferson County Grand Jury presented that the appellant, Clifford Kenneth Phillips, on or about the 19th day of May, 1988, did sexually assault S.R.T., the complainant, a person younger than seventeen years of age and not the spouse of the defendant. There were other more detailed allegations.

A hearing was held in which the district judge advised the accused of the fact that the accused, if convicted, faced a first degree felony. The accused was also warned about the status of plea bargains, permission to appeal, citizenship revocation possibilities, and…