Culton v. State

OPINION

TIM TAFT, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Alan Enrique Culton, guilty of sexual assault of a child. Having found true an enhancement paragraph alleging appellant’s prior conviction for aggravated sexual assault, the jury assessed punishment automatically at life in prison. We address (1) whether appellant’s automatic life sentence upon conviction for his second sex offense constitutes cruel and unusual punishment and (2) whether the trial court erred in sustaining the State’s objection to defense counsel’s definition of “reasonable doubt” during argument. We affirm.

Facts

In early August…