Kesterson v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANCES MALONEY, Justice.
A jury convicted Eric Lee Kesterson of aggravated sexual assault and assessed a sixty year sentence. Appellant raises twelve points of error. In his first point of error, he argues the trial court erred in excluding certain testimony of Dr. Donald Lammers, the psychologist appointed by the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services. Because we hold the trial court erred in denying appellant’s right to cross-examine Lammers, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand this cause for a new trial.
BACKGROUND
Complainant was five years old when the…
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