Spaulding v. State

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

Appellant stands convicted of the offense of aggravated sexual abuse. The jury which found him guilty also found that he had previously been convicted of a felony and assessed his punishment at fifty years’ confinement and a fine of $10,000.00. Appellant brings seven grounds of error complaining of alleged errors in his trial and of the sufficiency of the evidence to support the aggravating element of the offense charged.

First we consider appellant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence. The indictment in this cause charged the aggravating element of the…