James Michael Helms v. the State of Texas

Opinion filed January 6, 2022 In The Eleventh Court of Appeals __________ No. 11-20-00059-CR __________ JAMES MICHAEL HELMS, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 35th District Court Brown County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CR26786 MEMORANDUM OPINION The State charged Appellant, James Michael Helms, with the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a young child, a first-degree felony. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 21.02 (West Supp. 2021). Appellant waived his right to a jury trial. The trial court found Appellant guilty and assessed punishment at confinement in the…