· 1/21/1976
Sherbert v. State
Citations
- 531 S.W.2d 636
- 1976 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 838
How courts have described this case
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- penetration proven where complainant testified that defendant pushed his penis against and into her female sexual organ, and medical evidence showed abrasion just outside of the vaginal opening
- insertion of penis between labia suffices to show penetration even if vagina not entered
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Judges: Davis
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