Wilson v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW AND ON THE COURT’S OWN MOTION

WHITE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted, in a trial before the court, of the offense of indecency with a child. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code Sec. 21.11. The trial court assessed his punishment at 10 years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Appellant argued, on appeal, that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction, and further that he was deprived of a trial by jury.

The Dallas Court of Appeals found the evidence sufficient to uphold appellant’s conviction. The Court of Appeals also held…