Garrett v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EVANS, Chief Justice.
A jury found appellant guilty of aggravated sexual assault, found two enhancement *725paragraphs alleging prior convictions were true, and assessed punishment at imprisonment for life.
We affirm.
Appellant’s sole ground of error alleges that the court’s charge was fundamentally defective because it permitted a conviction without the finding of a culpable mental state. The portion of the charge that the appellant claims is defective reads as follows:
Now, if you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or about the 29th day of December, 1984, in Harris…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Grice v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1982
- Tatum v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983