THOMAS v. STATE

No. 01-83-0153-CR.

669 S.W.2d 420 (1984)

Linton THOMAS, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied May 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay Burnett, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Dist. Atty., Houston, for appellee.

Before JACK SMITH, BULLOCK and COHEN, JJ.


OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of aggravated rape of a child, and the jury assessed his punishment at 25 years imprisonment. He does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence but does complain that the court improperly limited his cross examination of the victim regarding her earlier false rape accusations and improperly excluded reputation evidence offered at the guilt stage to show his good reputation for proper care of children...

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