Legal Opinion

Rawlings v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 23, 1994No. 2-92-414-CRPublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAY, Justice.

Roy Robert Rawlings appeals from his conviction for aggravated sexual assault of a child. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 22.021 (Vernon 1989). The jury assessed punishment at sixty years confinement.

We affirm.

In two points of error, Rawlings complains the trial court improperly overruled his objections: (1) to extraneous offense evidence; and (2) that the charge contained an unwarranted definition of penetration.

Immediately after opening arguments but before any witnesses were called, defense counsel requested permission to approach the bench. After an off-the-record conference,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Ethington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Lankston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. Nunfio v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. Gonzales v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Boutwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Beheler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1999
  2. Smith v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Gillum v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1995
  4. Skeen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2003
  5. Snellen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1996

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