Roger Dale Gentry v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: December 18, 2008
• Docket: 06-07-00176-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

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No. 06-07-00176-CR ______________________________

ROGER DALE GENTRY, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 5th Judicial District Court Cass County, Texas Trial Court No. 2007F00003

Before Morriss, C.J., Moseley and Cornelius,* JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Moseley

________________________ *William J. Cornelius, Chief Justice, Retired, Sitting by Assignment MEMORANDUM OPINION

Roger Dale Gentry appeals from his conviction by a jury for indecency with a child by sexual

contact. See TEX . PENAL CODE ANN . § 21.11(a)(1) (Vernon 2003). The jury assessed his

punishment at twenty years' imprisonment and a $5,000.00 fine. Gentry presently has two other

convictions currently on appeal before this Court.1

Because the issues raised in each appeal are identical, for the reasons stated in our opinion

dated this day in Gentry v. State, cause number 06-07-00175-CR, we affirm the judgment of the trial

court.

Bailey C. Moseley Justice

Date Submitted: October 8, 2008 Date Decided: December 18, 2008

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1 Gentry appeals from three convictions. In cause numbers 06-07-00175-CR and 06-07- 00177-CR, he appeals from his convictions of aggravated sexual assault of a child, and was sentenced in each case to life imprisonment and a $5,000.00 fine. In cause number 06-07-00176-CR, he appeals from his conviction of indecency with a child by sexual contact, and was sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment and a $5,000.00 fine.