Johnny Lee Rhea v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 253rd District Court of Liberty County

In The

Court of Appeals

Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

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No. 06-05-00008-CR

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JOHNNY LEE RHEA, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 253rd Judicial District Court

Liberty County, Texas

Trial Court No. CR24807

Before Morriss, C.J., Ross and Carter, JJ.

Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Morriss

MEMORANDUM OPINION

The grand jury returned two indictments against Johnny Lee Rhea. In cause number 24,806, Rhea was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child. The same charges were brought against Rhea in trial court cause number 24,807 in connection with another date. The trial court consolidated the causes for trial. Rhea pled guilty to the charges, and the jury assessed punishment at thirty-five years' imprisonment for aggravated sexual assault of a child and twenty years' imprisonment for indecency with a child. The trial court ordered the sentences to run concurrently. Rhea has appealed the four convictions in two separate appeals. In this appeal, Rhea appeals two of his four convictions, one for aggravated sexual assault of a child and the other for indecency with a child.

Since the briefs and arguments raised therein are identical in both appeals, for the reasons stated in Rhea v. State, No. 06-05-00007-CR, we likewise resolve the issues in this appeal in favor of the State. We affirm the trial court's judgment.

Josh R. Morriss, III

Chief Justice

Date Submitted: October 13, 2005

Date Decided: November 14, 2005

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