MARTINEZ v. STATE

No. 56044.

576 S.W.2d 854 (1979)

Edward MARTINEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 3.

February 14, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mickey J. Blanks and Mark S. Smith, Lubbock, for appellant.

Alton R. Griffin, Dist. Atty. and Robert E. Jones, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lubbock, for the State.

Before DOUGLAS, ROBERTS and DALLY, JJ.


OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for sexual abuse. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 21.04(a)(1). A jury found appellant guilty and assessed his punishment at ten (10) years' confinement.

Appellant complains of fundamental error in the court's charge; he also contends that the court erred in overruling his motion for instructed verdict at the close of the State's case in chief. We affirm.

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