# Lawson v. State

> Court of Appeals of Texas · September 5, 1986 · 722 S.W.2d 1

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/5068289

## Case

- **Full name:** Earnest Ray LAWSON v. The STATE of Texas
- **Court:** Court of Appeals of Texas
- **Decided:** September 5, 1986
- **Citations:** 722 S.W.2d 1; 1986 Tex. App. LEXIS 9364
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Devany
- **Judges:** Hollingsworth, Devany
- **Cited by:** 4 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

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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