Legal Opinion

Slayton v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 19, 1982No. 2-81-144-CRPublishedCited by 16 opinions

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…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Brasfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  2. Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Phillips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Stone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Victory v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Beck v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Blakeney v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1995
  3. State v. GoodmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2006
  4. State v. Campbell, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2000
  5. Jarrett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983

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