Legal Opinion

Sanders v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 8, 1987No. 6-86-005-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Edward Wayne Sanders appeals his conviction for aggravated sexual assault of a child. He complains of a jury instruction on the parole law, a portion of the jury charge regarding the date of the offense, and the overruling of his motion for change of venue. He also challenges the competency of the three-and-a-half-year-old complaining witness, and argues that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction. We find these contentions to be without merit and affirm the conviction.

Pursuant to Tex.Code Crim.Proc.Ann. art. 37.07, § 4(a) (Vernon Supp.1987), the jury…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Arline v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Nethery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  5. Freeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Rodriguez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. Winton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Sanders v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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