Legal Opinion

Sperling v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided June 12, 1996No. 07-95-0100-CRPublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

In a jury trial, appellant Kyle Mitchell Sperling pleaded not guilty to, but was found guilty of, the offense of aggravated sexual assault, for which the jury assessed punishment at 25 years confinement. By this appeal, appellant presents a four-point attack on his conviction, contending that the trial court committed reversible error in making certain evidentiary rulings and in denying his motion to sever counts in the indictment against him. For the reasons to be expressed, we will overrule the points and affirm the judgment.

The jury’s guilty verdict was consistent…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. Hathorn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Nobles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  5. Jurek v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Vick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  2. State v. DyeWashington Supreme Court · 2013
  3. St. Clair v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
  4. Fitts v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
  5. Conrad v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1999

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