Legal Opinion

Trevino v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided November 5, 1998No. 03-97-00585-CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Justice.

After the jury found appellant guilty of the offense of indecency with a child by contact, Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 21.11 (West 1994), the trial court set punishment at confinement for forty-two years. Appellant asserts three points of error, contending that the trial court erred in denying appellant: (1) his motion for mistrial after the prosecutor’s argument included a reference to appellant’s failure to testify; (2) his motion to quash the enhancement paragraphs in the indictment; and (3) his right to fully cross-examine a witness. We will sustain appellant’s first point of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Nickens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. Lopez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
  4. State v. LopezCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Norton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1993

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Crocker v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2008
  2. Edwards v. Aaron Rents, Inc.District Court, W.D. Texas · 2006
  3. Strain v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
  4. Arthur Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2006
  5. Arthur Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2006

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