Legal Opinion

Vernon v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 16, 1994No. 2-90-191-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON REMAND

FARRIS, Justice.

Donald Vernon was convicted of aggravated sexual assault for putting his finger into the sex organ of his thirteen-year-old stepdaughter, K.D., and sentenced to life imprisonment. See Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 22.-021(a)(l)(B)(i) (Vernon 1989). In our previous opinion, Vernon v. State, 814 S.W.2d 845 (Tex.App.—Fort Worth 1991, pet. granted), we affirmed Vernon’s conviction holding the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting K.D.’s testimony, concerning several unalleged similar acts of sexual abuse committed by Vernon against her, because it was a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. Vernon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. Boutwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
  5. Jessup v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993

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