Legal Opinion · Dissent

Giesen v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided February 19, 1985No. 05-84-00444-CRPublished

1DissentDevany, Justice

George Arnold Giesen was convicted by a jury of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit a sexual assault and sentenced to forty years imprisonment. I respectfully disagree with the majority opin*180ion overruling all of appellant’s contentions and affirming the conviction. A close inspection of the trial proceedings should be offensive to anyone’s sense of a fair trial. Therefore, I would reverse and remand with the trust that the appellant would receive a fair trial.

The record reflects that the complainant was a female with an eleven year old daughter and a seven year old son. She had met…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Arthur Houston v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  2. Brown v. EstelleDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1978
  3. Washington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. International Barges, Inc. v. Kerr-McGee Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978

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