Opinion

Lawson v. State

  • 722 S.W.2d 1
  • 1986 Tex. App. LEXIS 9364
Court
Court of Appeals of Texas
Filed
Sep 5, 1986
Status
Published
Author
Devany
On the bench
Hollingsworth, Devany
Cited by
4 cases
Authority
More cited than 20.9%

The opinion

DEVANY, Justice,

dissenting.

I respectfully dissent because article 38.-07 of the Code of Criminal Procedure clearly provides that the fifteen year old complainant in this case was required to inform another person of the alleged act within six months.

The majority opinion is based on dicta in Hernandez v. State, 651 S.W.2d 746 (Tex. *3 Crim.App.1983) involving an eleven year old victim.

I would reverse the judgment of conviction and acquit appellant.

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