Legal Opinion

Lara v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 29, 2016No. 14-15-00581-CR, NO. 14-15-00582-CR, NO. 14-15-00583-CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

William J. Boyce, Justice

Appellant Luis Eduardo Lara appeals his convictions for sexual assault of a child,1 indecency with a child,2 and continuous sexual abuse of a child.3 He argues that the trial court erred by allowing the State to (1) introduce extraneous offense evidence without providing notice to appellant; and (2) “consolidate all three cases for trial.” We affirm.

*138Background

Appellant was about 20 years old when he met complainants John Jenkins, John Doe, and John Smith at a skate park in Galveston.4 Complainants were young teenagers at the time they met appellant. They all…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  2. McDonald v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  3. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  4. Saldivar v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1998
  5. Salazar v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Pena v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018
  2. Anthony Jamall Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2018
  3. Anthony Jamall Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2018
  4. Carlos Cruz Padron v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2024
  5. Carlos Medrano v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2020

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