Legal Opinion

Lawson v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 5, 1986No. 05-85-01251-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLLINGSWORTH, Justice.

Earnest Ray Lawson appeals his conviction for sexual assault.1 Punishment was assessed at 20 years’ confinement. In a single ground of error, appellant attacks the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction. We hold that the evidence is sufficient to support appellant’s conviction. Accordingly, we affirm.

The complainant, a male, was fifteen years old at the time of the assault. He testified and described the assault made upon him by appellant. Appellant also testified, but denied committing the assault. Appellant concedes that the uncorroborated testimony of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Dickey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. Heckathorne v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Hohn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Reed v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1999
  2. Luke Cassidy Bolton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2011
  3. Luke Cassidy Bolton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2011
  4. Reed v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1999

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