Legal Opinion

Bermudez v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided May 12, 1994No. 13-92-369-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SEERDEN, Chief Justice.

Appellant, David Rosalez Bermudez, was convicted by a jury of indecency with a child. The court assessed punishment at three years in prison. Appellant raises twenty-nine points of error. We find appellant’s sufficiency points dispositive. We reverse and remand for acquittal.

Factual Background

An indictment was secured against appellant based on statements allegedly made by his girlfriend’s nine-year-old daughter, Monica. The mother reported the outcries to the police and signed a sworn statement detailing what Monica had recounted to her and others. Monica also…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Villalon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. United States v. Zavala-SustaitaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  2. State v. LivingstonTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Glennie Darnell Jennings v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012
  4. In re Z.L.B.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2001
  5. in the Guardianship of Bonnie Bee Brawley, an Incapacitated Person, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012

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