Legal Opinion

Nelson v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided February 9, 1995No. 08-92-00339-CRPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McCLURE, Justice.

Donald Leo Nelson appeals his convictions for aggravated sexual assault and indecency with a child. 1 A jury found Appellant guilty of both offenses and assessed his punishment at forty years’ imprisonment for the aggravated sexual assault offense, and ten years’ imprisonment for the indecency with a child offense. We affirm.

HEARSAY OBJECTION

In his first point of error, Appellant contends that the trial court erred in admitting hearsay testimony through Claudia Burnett concerning statements to her by K.B., Appellant’s four-year-old daughter. He argues that the evidence…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  4. Lankston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  5. Villalon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Bottenfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2002
  2. Hayden v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1996
  3. Washington v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1996
  4. Washington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. Bottenfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2002

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