Legal Opinion

Dorsett v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 22, 1989No. A14-87-691-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBERTSON, Justice.

The jury rejected appellant’s plea of not guilty and convicted him of indecency with a child. Punishment was to the court, which found that appellant had been previously convicted of a felony and sentenced him to ten years confinement. The only issue raised on appeal is whether the trial court erroneously excluded the testimony of a psychologist concerning a psychological profile of appellant. We affirm.

Since appellant has not contested the sufficiency of the evidence it will not be detailed. However, to better understand the context in which the issue presented to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1983

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Breeding v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1991
  2. Woods v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Briones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1999
  4. Egger v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1991
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993

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