The author examines five changes that are now in effect because the new Rule 412 of the Texas Criminal Code of Evidence replaces Texas Penal Code Section 22.065. The changes concern (1) use of reputation and opinion evidence, (2) applicability to cases of attempted sexual assault and ...
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4. Texas Penal Code §43.041: Aggravated Online Promotion of Prostitution A separate crime is created for “aggravated” online promotion of prostitution in Chapter 43 of the Texas Penal Code. What is “aggravated” under this new statute? “Aggravated” describes an operation where at lea...
Rape or Sexual Assault: Accusations or Gossip vs. Innocence and Texas Criminal Defense These Days. What is an Internet Sex Crime? Lawmakers have established certain acts involving sexual behavior to be outlawed for centuries: for instance, as far back as 1780 B.C. the Code of Hammurabi defin...
In the summer of 2021, the state of Texas passed its controversial “heartbeat bill” addressing abortion and banning the procedure after 6 weeks, before most women know they are pregnant and with no exception for incest and rape. This legislation appears to have been just a starting poinA Te...
Texas calls unlawful sex with underaged girls “sexual assault” rather than “statutory rape” as some states label it. Under the revised statutes, sex with a child age 14 to 17 years old carries a maximum sentence of 20 years.30Sex with a child under age 14 is defined as aggravat...
McGuire, who received a capital sentence for the rape and murder of a pregnant Preble County woman, was the first inmate executed using a new two-drug combination. The process took about 25 minutes, and witnesses described him gasping for breath. Earlier coverage from Ohio begins at the link...
It is a fictional work about the traumatic life of a young girl in India, sold into sex slavery and describes in detail many accounts of child rape. “Then he is on top of me, and something hot and insistent is between my legs. He grunts and struggles, trying to fit himself inside...
One afternoon, 5 year old Audra Reeves went outside to play. As she returned home past Anderson's home, he abducted her and took her inside, where he attempted to rape her, then choked, stabbed, beat and drowned her. He then stuffed her body into a large foam cooler, pushed the cool...
The law does not include exceptions for rape or incest or if the fetus has a fatal or untreatable condition. The only exception is for "medical emergencies," but it is undefined, making it unclear what qualifies. SB 8 also allows private citizens to sue anyone who "a...