Legal Opinion

Joey Dwayne Jones v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided January 23, 2014No. 01-13-00006-CRPublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant, Joey Dewayne Jones, of the second-degree felony offense of indecency with a child and assessed punishment at ten years’ confinement. 1 In two issues, appellant contends that (1) the State failed to present sufficient evidence that he touched the complainant’s genitals, as alleged in the indictment, and (2) the trial court erroneously assessed attorney’s fees for his court-appointed attorney against him.

We modify the judgment of the trial court and affirm as modified.

Background

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  3. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  4. Curry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Alfredo DeLaCruz v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2021
  2. Anthony Autrie Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2020
  3. Antonio T. Torres v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2021
  4. Benjamin Benge v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2024
  5. Charles Ray Gray v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2018

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