Farah Elias Akell v. State

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS FARAH ELIAS AKELL, § No. 08-17-00034-CR Appellant, § Appeal from the v. § 34th District Court THE STATE OF TEXAS, § of El Paso County, Texas Appellee. § (TC# 20140D01224) § OPINION A jury convicted Farah Elias Akell of one count of the offense of continuous sexual abuse of Z.G. and A.G.,1 two young children. TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. §§ 21.02, 21.11(a)(1), 22.011, 22.021. Akell challenges his conviction in two issues, arguing that the trial court erred by not granting the defense’s motion for directed verdict (1) based on insufficient…