Legal Opinion

Turner v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 2, 1980No. 59055PublishedCited by 127 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

Appeal follows conviction of appellant by a jury for the offense of indecency with a child denounced by V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 21.11(a)(2), 1 wherein the court assessed punishment at confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections for four years, notwithstanding his sworn application for probation.

In the four grounds of error presented, complaint is made that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the jury verdict; that the State was improperly permitted to bolster the testimony of the complainant; that the trial court erred in overruling appellant’s motion to quash…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Foster v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Jordan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Lyons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
  5. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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3Cited by127 opinions

  1. Nenno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  2. McKenzie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Prior v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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