Sims v. State

OPINION

LINDA THOMAS, Chief Justice.

Edgar Albert Sims appeals his jury conviction for indecency with a child younger than seventeen years of age. In one point of error, appellant contends the trial court erred when it designated Family Services counselor Cynthia Burkett as the outcry witness. We affirm.

Article 38.072 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure allows admission of certain hearsay testimony in the prosecution of offenses committed against children twelve years of age or younger. See Tex.Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 38.072 (Vernon Pamph.1999) (the “outcry” statute). The outcry statute…