Hines v. State

OPINION

MAURICE AMIDEI, Justice

(Assigned).

Appellant, Joseph Hines, was convicted by a jury of the felony offense of aggravated sexual assault. See Tex.Pen.Code Ann. § 22.021 (Vernon Supp.2000). After making a deadly weapon finding, the jury sentenced appellant to life imprisonment in the Institutional Division of TDCJ. Raising three issues for review, appellant now challenges his conviction. We affirm.

Background

On the evening of December 14, 1997, complainant, fifteen year-old Judy Vong, returned home from dinner and sat down in the living room of her parents’ home to watch television.…