Legal Opinion

Pina v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 23, 1986No. 2-85-180-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FENDER, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of aggravated sexual abuse of a child (who was his daughter) under former TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 21.10. Penal Law Reformation Act, ch. 399, sec. 21.10, 1973 Tex.Gen. Laws 883, 918, repealed by Acts of Sept. 1, 1983, ch. 977, sec. 12, 1983, Tex.Gen. Laws 5311, 5321. His punishment was fixed at thirteen years. He now complains that he was erroneously charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a child when the proper charge should have been incest. He also complains of improper jury argument.

We affirm.

Since no error is…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Martinez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1983
  3. Perkins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1982
  4. Nelson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981

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