Legal Opinion

Steve v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 25, 1981No. 59942PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

The appellant was found guilty of the offense of indecency with a child. His punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, was assessed at confinement for life.

Elizabeth Bialas testified at trial that she left her son and daughter, the eight year old complaining witness, with the appellant on the day of the alleged offense. That evening she returned to the appellant’s apartment, picked up her children, and drove home. During the drive Bialas learned from her daughter that the appellant had placed his hand on the complaining witness’s vagina. The complaining…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Coleman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Wood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. McDonald v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915
  4. Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939

3Cited by64 opinions

  1. Banda v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  2. Fairow v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Jensen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
  4. Rodgers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  5. Sterling v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990

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