Pierce v. State

EARL W. SMITH, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of indecency with a child. Tex.Pen.Code Ann. § 21.11(a)(1) (Supp.1987). The trial court assessed punishment at imprisonment for twenty years. We will affirm the judgment of conviction.

On August 22, 1985, the mother of the complainant, nine-year-old N.D., took her to the police station in Taylor, Texas, where she was interviewed on videotape by a female police sergeant. During the interview, N.D. alleged inter alia that appellant, who was her mother’s boyfriend, had touched her breasts, genitals, and anus. Appellant was subsequently…