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· 6/6/1990

Villalon v. State

Citations

  • 791 S.W.2d 130
  • 1990 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 97
  • 1990 WL 74073

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that evidence may not be isolated for scrutiny but that all evidence must be considered
  • holding that child victims cannot be expected to communicate with the ability and clarity of a mature adult
  • holding that evidence may not be iso- tional trier of fact could have found the essential ele- lated for scrutiny but that all evidence must be consid- ments of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson ered
  • determining that a child victim’s use of unsophisticated terminology can establish the element of penetration beyond a reasonable doubt
  • concluding child victim = s unsophisticated terminology alone established element of penetration beyond a reasonable doubt
  • concluding a child complainant’s unsophisticated terminology alone established element of penetration beyond a reasonable doubt

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Judges: White, Clinton, Teague

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