Legal Opinion

Desmond Rushad Darnes v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided July 22, 2025No. 07-24-00116-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo No. 07-24-00116-CR DESMOND RUSHAD DARNES, APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE On Appeal from the 47th District Court Potter County, Texas Trial Court No. 084547-A-CR, Honorable Dee Johnson, Presiding July 22, 2025 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before QUINN, C.J., and DOSS and YARBROUGH, JJ. Appellant Desmond Rushad Darnes appeals his conviction for continuous sexual abuse of a child1 under fourteen years and his resulting life sentence. In two issues, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and the admission of allegedly…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  3. Saldano v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. Paulson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Queeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2017

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