Legal Opinion
Pizzo v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 26, 2007No. PD-1765-05PublishedCited by 206 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.
Barry Louis Pizzo appealed his conviction for indecency with a child by contact, alleging that he was denied the right to a unanimous verdict because the indictment alleged breasts and genitals in the conjunctive and the instruction authorized a conviction if the jury found that he touched the breasts or genitals of the victim. Finding that the instruction properly charged different methods of commission disjunctively, the lower court affirmed.1 We reverse and remand for a harm analysis.
Procedural Background
Pizzo was charged with, among other things, indecency with a child by contact…
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