Outland v. Texas (Original)
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Appellant was indicted for aggravated sexual assault. The indictment also alleged, for enhancement purposes, that appellant had previously been convicted in Utah of the offense of sexual exploitation of a child. Upon appellant's conviction, the trial judge found the enhancement allegation to be true and imposed an automatic life sentence under Penal Code Section 12.42(c)(2). On appeal, appellant contended that the Utah offense was not the type of offense that could be used for enhancement under the automatic-life sentencing provision. The court of appeals rejected appellant's contention and affirmed the judgment. Upon review, the Supreme Court concluded that the Utah offense contained elements substantially similar to the Texas child-pornography offense and affirmed both the trial and appellate courts.
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