Legal Opinion

Franklin v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 20, 2006No. 2-04-551-CRPublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BOB McCOY, Justice.

I. Introduction

David Lawson Franklin was charged with one count of sexual assault of a child, four counts of indecency with a child, and three counts of sexual performance by a child. A jury found Franklin not guilty of sexual assault of a child, but convicted him on all seven other counts. Franklin brings two issues alleging that the evidence is legally insufficient to support the verdict.1

*618II. Background Facts

On January 23, 2003, Franklin was at the Horizons Alternative School of the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) awaiting a call from the FWISD…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Curry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Gollihar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  4. Margraves v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Hampton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Austin Taylor Copple v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2017
  2. Blake Aaron Byers v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2018
  3. Carlton R. Lacy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2010
  4. Carlton R. Lacy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2010
  5. Dock Tyrone Murray Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2014

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