Broderick v. State

OPINION

FRANK C. PRICE, Justice (Assigned).

A jury convicted appellant, Edward John Broderick, of two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and assessed punishment of 99 years imprisonment. In a single point of error, appellant argues the trial court erred by limiting the scope of cross-examination during a preliminary hearing on the admissibility of the victim’s outcry statement under article 38.072 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, and that the trial court’s error substantially affected his rights during trial. We affirm.

Background

In October 2001, appellant was tried on two…