Legal Opinion
Mayes v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided November 16, 1999No. 07-98-0131-CRPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIAN QUINN, Justice.
Dawn Michelle Mayes appeals her conviction for aggravated sexual assault. Raising two points of error, she questions the admission of her written confession into evidence and the effectiveness of her counsel. We reverse.
Background
Appellant was indicted for committing aggravated sexual assault upon her six year old daughter, T.M. According to the child, appellant’s live-in boyfriend, Lee, performed oral sex on her and caused her to masturbate him and to perform oral sex on him: T.M. further stated that appellant was present during these sexual exploits, that she could see…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Mosley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
- Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- State v. Kevin LynchSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2017
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