Sutton, Christopher Lee
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · RichardsonRichardson, J.
Appellant, Christopher Lee Sutton, was charged with having an improper relationship .between educator and student. 1 The indictment alleged that appellant was an employee of Caney Creek High School (CCHS) when he engaged in sexual contact or deviant sexual intercourse with G.T., a person enrolled at CCHS. Appellant was convicted on all five counts and received a ten year probated sentence on each count. The Ninth Court of Appeals reversed appellant’s convictions, holding that the record does hot contain legally sufficient evidence to allow the jury to reasonably conclude that appellant…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
- Ex Parte McIverCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Sutton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
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