Legal Opinion

Christopher Jay Dutton v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided May 19, 2026No. 07-25-00259-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo No. 07-25-00259-CR CHRISTOPHER JAY DUTTON, APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE On Appeal from the 110th District Court Briscoe County, Texas Trial Court No. 1277, Honorable William P. Smith, Presiding May 19, 2026 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before PARKER, C.J., and YARBROUGH and DOSS, JJ. Appellant, Christopher Jay Dutton, appeals from his convictions by jury of three counts of sexual assault of a child1 and the resulting stacked 20-year sentences and $10,000 fines for each.2 He challenges his convictions through two issues, arguing…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Lopez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011

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