Roberson v. State

OPINION

REX D. DAVIS, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Johnny Lee Roberson of sexual assault and sentenced him to seventeen years’ imprisonment and an $8,000 fíne. In two points, Roberson argues that: 1) the trial court erred in allowing a police officer to testify about characteristics of sexual abuse victims without qualifying the officer as an expert; and 2) the trial court erred in denying his motion for mistrial after the prosecutor twice commented on his failure to testify.

OPINION TESTIMONY

In point one, Roberson argues that the trial court erred in allowing a police officer to testify…