Slayton v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOLMAN, Justice.
The appellant, Cecil Dorman Slayton, was convicted of indecency with a child. A jury assessed his punishment at confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections for a period of three years.
We affirm.
Appellant’s first ground of error complains that testimony of the psychiatrist *936called by the State invaded the province of the jury by expressing a conclusion as to appellant’s guilt.
We disagree.
Having qualified as an expert witness, the psychiatrist testified as to his opinion that the appellant was a type of person who might expose himself to a child.
It is not error for…
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- Victory v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
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