Santos v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TAFT, Justice.
Appellant, Juan Santos, Jr., was charged by indictment with indecency with a child. The jury found appellant guilty and assessed punishment at two-years confinement. We address: (1) whether the trial court erred by charging the jury with an instruction that it may consider flight in determining appellant’s guilty knowledge; and (2) the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence to prove appellant’s intent to arouse and gratify his sexual desire. We affirm.
Facts
The 13-year-old complainant accompanied her mother, two brothers, and sister to Wal-Mart. While the…
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- Abdnor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
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