SEVERN v. STATE

No. 6-87-016-CR.

767 S.W.2d 914 (1989)

Howard SEVERN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

March 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodney Scott, Longview, for appellant.

R. Clement Dunn, Asst. Dist. Atty., Longview, for appellee.


GRANT, Justice.

A jury convicted Howard Severn of indecency with a child and assessed his punishment at ten years' confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Severn contended in his sole point of error on direct appeal that the trial court erred in admitting a videotaped interview with the complainant child as part of the State's case-in-chief. The statute, which authorized the use of such a videotaped interview and specified the conditions under...

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