Clark v. State

OPINION

BROWN, Commissioner.

In a trial before a jury, appellant was convicted of indecency with a child. The court assessed his punishment at eight years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

In his first ground of error, appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction. V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Sec. 21.11, provides:

“(a) A person commits an offense if, with a child younger than 17 years and not his spouse, whether the child is of the same or opposite sex he:

“(1) engages in sexual contact with the child; . . .”

V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Sec. 21.01(2), provides:

“ ‘Sexual…