Legal Opinion

Harris v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 20, 2015No. 14-14-00152-CRPublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*398OPINION

Ken Wise, Justice

Appellant David Dean Harris appeals his conviction for aggravated sexual assault of a child. The jury found appellant guilty and assessed his punishment at fifty years in prison. In three issues, appellant asserts that (1) Article 38.37, Section 2 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure is unconstitutional; (2) the trial court erred by permitting three witnesses to testify on extraneous offense evidence; and (3) the trial court erred by denying his request for a hearing on his motion for new trial. We ' affirm.

Factual and PROCEDURAL Background

In January 2014, appellant…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
  4. Ibarra v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  5. Briggs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990

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3Cited by37 opinions

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