Legal Opinion
Fryer v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 30, 2002No. 1474-99PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KellerKeller, P.J.
MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ„ joined.
On June 11, 1993, the victim, Valerie Silva, and her sister, Stephanie Ashton, went to a local bar for drinks. Appellant worked at the bar and was friends with Ashton. Ashton and Silva left the bar around midnight. Appellant called Ashton around 1:30 a.m., and she invited him over. After appellant arrived, the group continued to drink until Silva went to sleep on the couch. 1 Sometime afterwards, appellant sexually assaulted Silva.
Appellant was tried and convicted of sexual assault. He elected to have the trial…
3Cases cited12 opinions
- Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Booth v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Nunez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
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4Cited by118 opinions
- Jagaroo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
- Stringer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
- Aldrich v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2009
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