Tex. App. Ct., 11th Dist. (Eastland)· 11/29/1984
Talkington v. State
Citations
- 682 S.W.2d 674
- 1984 Tex. App. LEXIS 6752
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that it was error to refer to the complainant as the “victim” when the sole issue was about whether the complainant consented to the sexual intercourse
- holding improper an instruction to the jury that if it found evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant “did then and there unlawfully intentionally or knowingly by means of force or 55 threats have sexual intercourse with (KB
- “We hold that to refer in the court’s charge to the complainant as the ‘victim’ when the issue is whether or not she consented to sexual intercourse, constitutes reversible error.”
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Judges: McCLOUD
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