Legal Opinion

Bell v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided October 26, 2010No. 05-08-01471-CRPublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion By

Justice FITZGERALD.

A jury found David Bell guilty of two charges of aggravated sexual assault and one charge of sexual performance by a child, 1 and it assessed his punishment at fifteen years’ imprisonment on each of the three charges. The trial court stacked the sentences in the two aggravated sexual assault cases. On appeal, Bell contends: the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction for sexual performance; the trial court gave the jury an erroneous supplemental charge concerning mistake of fact; the trial court improperly enhanced Bell’s sentences in all three…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Ngo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  3. Colburn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  4. Castaneda v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2003
  5. Whaley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Reyes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  2. Adrian Devonta Ellison v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2022
  3. Braxton, Clovis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2013
  4. Carson, FredrickCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  5. Charles Larocca Marino v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2016

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