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CARPENTER v. STATE

Nos. 05-88-01345-CR, 05-88-01346-CR.

783 S.W.2d 232 (1989)

John Scott CARPENTER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

November 28, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Anderson, Dallas, for appellant.

Kathleen Walsh, Dallas, for appellee.

Before HOWELL, BAKER and BURNETT, JJ.

OPINION

HOWELL, Justice.

John Scott Carpenter was convicted after a bench trial of two cases of indecency with a child. Punishment was assessed by the court at two years' confinement in one case and at ten years' confinement in the other. In his sole point of error, appellant contends that the punishment failed to meet the objective of rehabilitation and was, therefore, unduly harsh, cruel, and unusual. We disagree and affirm the trial court's judgments...

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