Legal Opinion

Benton v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided September 12, 2007No. 10-06-00231-CRPublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

Kip Benton was charged by indictment with eight counts of aggravated sexual assault of a disabled individual. A jury found him guilty on two counts and assessed a sixty-year prison sentence on each count. The trial court ordered the sentences to be served consecutively. Benton raises three issues in this appeal. We will affirm.

Legal Sufficiency of the Evidence

Benton’s second and third issues complain that the evidence is factually and legally insufficient to support the jury’s guilty verdict. We will first review his third issue, which specifically asserts that…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Curry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Jose Marvin Martinez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011
  2. Quincy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2009
  3. Ashley Malone Spikes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011
  4. Benton, Kip LeeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2022
  5. Benton, Kip LeeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2022

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