Legal Opinion

Moore v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 5, 1985No. C14-84-803-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CANNON, Justice.

Gary Doyle Moore was convicted and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for the rape of a child. He appeals challenging the sufficiency of the evidence because the complainant’s testimony is uncorroborated. He further challenges the trial court’s refusal to charge the jury concerning the defense of promiscuity. Because the law does not consider the victim of a sexual assault an accomplice, we overrule appellant’s first ground of error. Because consent was never an issue, we overrule appellant’s second ground of error.

Around midnight on May 21, 1983, A_ M_ M_, her…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Wright v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  3. Hinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948
  4. Hinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Golden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993

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