Second Court of Appeals

Summaries of Civil Opinions and Published Criminal Opinions Issued - Week of September 21, 2015.

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Gonzales v. State, Nos. 02-15-00065-CR, 02-15-00066-CR, 02-15-00067-CR, 02-15-00068-CR (Sept. 24, 2015) (Dauphinot, J., joined by Gardner and Walker, JJ.).

Held:  In this case involving rampant drug use corresponding with multiple occurrences of sexual abuse of multiple children, the trial court did not abuse its discretion by admitting clear, specific, and unequivocal outcry evidence, by deciding that evidence of extraneous offenses was adequate to support a jury finding beyond a reasonable doubt that Appellant had committed them, or by admitting evidence of extraneous offenses over a rule 403 objection.