Clark v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

A jury convicted appellant of aggravated sexual assault and assessed punishment at confinement for life, after finding the enhancement allegations to be true.

The Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction, Clark v. State, 728 S.W.2d 484 (Tex.App.—Ft. Worth 1987). The Court held that appellant’s right to confrontation guaranteed him by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and by Article I, Sec. 10 of the Texas Constitution, was not violated by introduction of a videotaped interview, in accord with Art. 38.071,…