Legal Opinion
Mayo v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 14, 1998No. 2-96-394-CR, 2-96-395-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON THE STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
HOLMAN, Justice.
Our prior opinion and judgment of January 29, 1998 is withdrawn. A jury-in Tarrant County convicted Jonathan E. Mayo of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child. The jury sentenced Mayo to life imprisonment for the sexual assault and twenty years’ confinement for indecency with a child. The jury included a person disqualified to serve on the jury, and we reverse and remand for a new trial.
The Issue
The issue illumines the clash between the legislature’s statutory protection of privacy that restricts…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Ex Parte TorresCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Hatch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
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3Cited by8 opinions
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