SIMS v. STATE

No. 05-96-01651-CR.

12 S.W.3d 499 (1999)

Edgar Albert SIMS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Overruled March 6, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terri Hamby, Richardson, for appellant.

Kerry P. Fitzgerald, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, for State.

Before Chief Justice THOMAS and Justices FARRIS and MILLER.


OPINION

LINDA THOMAS, Chief Justice.

Edgar Albert Sims appeals his jury conviction for indecency with a child younger than seventeen years of age. In one point of error, appellant contends the trial court erred when it designated Family Services counselor Cynthia Burkett as the outcry witness. We affirm.

Article 38.072 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure allows admission of certain hearsay testimony...

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