Legal Opinion

Kemple v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided February 12, 1987No. 13-86-216-CRPublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of aggravated kidnapping and the trial court assessed his punishment at forty-five years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

In his first ground of error, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. The indictment alleged that appellant intentionally and knowingly abducted J.S. with the intent to violate and abuse him sexually. Appellant does not state in his brief exactly how the evidence is insufficient. Instead, he sets forth the elements of the offense, argues that the aggravating circumstance (intent to violate and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Esquivel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Gibbons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Weaver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Ozuna v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2006
  2. State v. LeggTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
  3. David Shane West v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
  4. State v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1997
  5. Volpi v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2018

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