· 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
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- 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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