Villa v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “consistent” with what the victim said happened. . See Villa v. State, 417 S.W.3d 455, 461-62 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013) (stating that the “ ‘pushing aside and reaching beneath a natural fold of skin into an area of the body not usually exposed to view, even in nakedness, is a significant intrusion beyond mere external contact’”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. David Browne v. State · Bocanegra v. State

2. “The jury’s not guilty verdict for the indecency with a child charge indicates that the jury found no intent by Appellant to arouse or gratify his sexual desires. This verdict is supported by the record as there was no evidence presented by the State relating to intent to arouse or gratify, and both [complainant] and Appellant stated that someone else was in the room when the touching took place. Thus, it appears that the jury’s guilty verdict on the aggravated sexual assault charge was based solely on the very specific act of penetration of the sexual organ. The statements by [complainant] and Appellant related to this specific act are not inconsistent.... Given the fact that the jury specifically found no sexual intent to Appellant’s actions, it is likely that the verdict on the aggravated sexual assault charge would have been different had the jury been provided with a vehicle to give effect to Appellant’s medical-care defense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cornet v. State

3. “If the defensive evidence does no more than attempt to negate an element of the offense, a defendant is not entitled to a defensive instruction on any defense that is subject to the doctrine of confession and avoidance.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Estrella v. State