Verell v. State

OPINION

JOE SPURLOCK, II, Justice.

Appellant, Edward Thomas Verell, pled guilty to the jury of the offense of aggravated sexual assault of a child under fourteen. See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 22.021(a)(l)(B)(i) (Vernon Supp.1988). The jury assessed his punishment at twenty-two years in the Texas Department of Corrections plus a $10,000 fine.

We affirm.

The indictment charging appellant with the offense of aggravated sexual assault alleged that he committed the offense by inserting his finger into the vagina of the victim, J_ G_During the punishment phase of the trial, the State relied primarily…