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Tex. Penal Code § 22.021 (2026)

Aggravated Sexual Assault

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Sec. 22.021. AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT. (a) A person commits an offense:

(1) if the person:

(A) intentionally or knowingly:

(i) causes the penetration of the anus or sexual organ of another person by any means, without that person's consent;

(ii) causes the penetration of the mouth of another person by the sexual organ of the actor, without that person's consent; or

(iii) causes the sexual organ of another person, without that person's consent, to contact or penetrate the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor; or

(B) regardless of whether the person knows the age of the child at the time of the offense, intentionally or knowingly:

(i) causes the penetration of the anus or sexual organ of a child by any means;

(ii) causes the penetration of the mouth of a child by the sexual organ of the actor;

(iii) causes the sexual organ of a child to contact or penetrate the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor;

(iv) causes the anus of a child to contact the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor; or

(v) causes the mouth of a child to contact the anus or sexual organ of another person, including the actor; and

(2) if:

(A) the person:

(i) causes serious bodily injury or attempts to cause the death of the victim or another person in the course of the same criminal episode;

(ii) by acts or words places the victim in fear that any person will become the victim of an offense under Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8) or that death, serious bodily injury, or kidnapping will be imminently inflicted on any person;

(iii) by acts or words occurring in the presence of the victim threatens to cause any person to become the victim of an offense under Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8) or to cause the death, serious bodily injury, or kidnapping of any person;

(iv) uses or exhibits a deadly weapon in the course of the same criminal episode;

(v) acts in concert with another who engages in conduct described by Subdivision (1) directed toward the same victim and occurring during the course of the same criminal episode; or

(vi) with the intent of facilitating the commission of the offense, administers or provides to the victim of the offense any substance capable of impairing the victim's ability to appraise the nature of the act or to resist the act;

(B) the victim is younger than 14 years of age, regardless of whether the person knows the age of the victim at the time of the offense; or

(C) the victim is an elderly individual or a disabled individual.

(b) In this section:

(1) "Child" has the meaning assigned by Section 22.011(c).

(2) "Elderly individual" has the meaning assigned by Section 22.04(c).

(3) "Disabled individual" means a person older than 13 years of age who by reason of age or physical or mental disease, defect, or injury is substantially unable to protect the person's self from harm or to provide food, shelter, or medical care for the person's self.

(c) An aggravated sexual assault under this section is without the consent of the other person if the aggravated sexual assault occurs under the same circumstances listed in Section 22.011(b).

(d) The defense provided by Section 22.011(d) applies to this section.

(e) An offense under this section is a felony of the first degree.

(f) The minimum term of imprisonment for an offense under this section is increased to 25 years if:

(1) the victim of the offense is younger than 10 years of age at the time the offense is committed; or

(2) the victim of the offense is younger than 14 years of age at the time the offense is committed and the actor commits the offense in a manner described by Subsection (a)(2)(A).

Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5312, ch. 977, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1983. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 573, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 16, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 318, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1286, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 417, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 459, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 528, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 896, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 8), Sec. 1.18, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 24), Sec. 6.05, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 784 (H.B. 2589), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (H.B. 1808), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 1422), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3,244 cases (453 in the last 5 years), 1984–2026 · leading case: Ieppert v. State, 908 S.W.2d 217 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995).
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Ieppert v. State, 908 S.W.2d 217 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995). · cites it 14× “05 was repealed and was replaced by Texas Penal Code § 22.021, effective for conduct committed on or after September 1, 1983.”
Cornet v. State, 359 S.W.3d 217 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012). · cites it 10× “See Tex. Penal Code §§ 22.021 (a)( 1 )(B)(iv) & 22.”
Jensen v. State, 66 S.W.3d 528 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2002). · cites it 6× “The definition of “child” is the same as that listed in Texas Penal Code section 22.011(c). Tex. Pen.”
Gonzalez Soto v. State, 267 S.W.3d 327 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2008). · cites it 6× “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.021 (a) (Vernon Supp.”
Patterson v. State, 152 S.W.3d 88 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004). · cites it 4× “Count I, paragraph one, alleged aggravated sexual assault of a child by causing penetration of the victim's anus by appellant's sexual organ (Tex. Pen.Code § 22.021(a)(1)(B)(i)); paragraph two alleged aggravated sexual assault of a child by causing the victim's anus to contact…”
Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 U.S. 407 (2008). · cites it 3× “2007) (enacted 2007); see also Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.021 (a) (West Supp.”
Dalton v. State, 898 S.W.2d 424 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1995). · cites it 16× “See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.021 (Vernon 1994).”
Puente v. State, 320 S.W.3d 352 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010). · cites it 10× “[3] See TEX. PENAL CODE § 22.021(a)(1)(B)(i), (a)(2)(B), & (e) ("A person commits an offense.”
Villa v. State, 417 S.W.3d 455 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). · cites it 5× “We do not know why the jury acquitted appellant of the indecency offense, but it seems to me unreasonable to believe that the jury would assess a fifty-year sentence if it believed that appellant was acting for the child’s own welfare.”
Casey v. State, 215 S.W.3d 870 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “Appellant David Wayne Casey was charged with aggravated sexual assault *875 under Texas Penal Code § 22.021(a)(l)(A)(i), (2)(A)(vi) (Vernon Supp.”
Cueva v. State, 339 S.W.3d 839 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2011). · cites it 4× “TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.021(a)(1)(B), (2)(B).”
Jourdan, Ricardo, 428 S.W.3d 86 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). · cites it 4× “sexual organ of another person by any means, without that person's consent[.]”). To the extent that it alleges that the appellant caused contact between his own sexual organ and that of the complainant, it seems also to allege sexual assault under Section 22.”
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Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(1): 1 case
Mason Dale-Ray Munoz v. State of Texas, No. 07-22-00047-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo Feb. 21, 2023).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(1)(B)(I): 1 case
Glenn Douglas Cook v. State, No. 10-88-00230-CR (Tex. App.—Waco Sept. 13, 1990).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(1)(B)(i): 1 case
Glenn Douglas Cook v. State, No. 10-88-00230-CR (Tex. App.—Waco Sept. 13, 1990).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(1)(B)(ii): 1 case
Trinidad Austin Meza II v. State, No. 02-04-00364-CR (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Oct. 6, 2005).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(1)(b): 1 case
Christopher L. Garner v. State, No. 13-06-00514-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Aug. 30, 2007).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(2)(A)(vi): 1 case
Hernandez v. State, 340 S.W.3d 55 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2011).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(2)(B): 3 cases
Fernando Martinez Balladares v. State, No. 13-17-00084-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Aug. 30, 2018).
in the Interest of L.R & D.R., Child., No. 07-21-00041-CV (Tex. App.—Amarillo July 29, 2021).
Jose Majano v. State of Texas, No. 14-21-00684-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 21, 2023).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(2)(f)(1): 1 case
Juan Olivarez v. State, No. 13-13-00010-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi July 25, 2013).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(5): 1 case
Saucedo v. State, 756 S.W.2d 388 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1988).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(A): 2 cases
Johnathan Renard Castaneda v. State, No. 01-14-00389-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 28, 2015).
Ex Parte Luis Cortina v. the State of Texas, No. 13-24-00264-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Aug. 7, 2025).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(A)(1)(B): 1 case
Beltran v. State, 30 S.W.3d 532 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2000).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(B): 1 case
Julio Torres Palomo v. State, No. 06-14-00076-CR (Tex. App.—Texarkana Apr. 1, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a): 85 cases
Gonzalez Soto v. State, 267 S.W.3d 327 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2008). “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.021 (a) (Vernon Supp.”
Hendrix v. State, 150 S.W.3d 839 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2004).
Cooper v. State, 430 S.W.3d 426 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
Saldana v. State, 287 S.W.3d 43 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2009).
Dalton v. State, 898 S.W.2d 424 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1995). “See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.021 (Vernon 1994).”
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1): 27 cases
Luna v. State, 70 S.W.3d 354 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2002).
in the Matter of N. G.-D., No. 03-14-00437-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Jan. 8, 2016).
Guadalupe Aluiso v. State, No. 01-17-00641-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] July 31, 2018).
Graciani Alexander Canales v. State, No. 05-18-01128-CR (Tex. App.—Dallas Oct. 7, 2019).
Elias Arteaga-Roman v. State, No. 09-17-00189-CR (Tex. App.—Beaumont May 23, 2018).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(A): 22 cases
Griggs v. State, 213 S.W.3d 923 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007).
Jourdan, Ricardo, 428 S.W.3d 86 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). “sexual organ of another person by any means, without that person's consent[.]”). To the extent that it alleges that the appellant caused contact between his own sexual organ and that of the complainant, it seems also to allege sexual assault under Section 22.”
Nickerson v. State, 69 S.W.3d 661 (Tex. App.—Waco 2002).
Johnson v. State, 227 S.W.3d 180 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007).
Sims v. State, 84 S.W.3d 768 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2002).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(A)(I): 1 case
Leslie Edwards v. State, No. 03-12-00093-CR (Tex. App.—Austin May 29, 2014).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(A)(i): 54 cases
Griggs v. State, 213 S.W.3d 923 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007).
Ex Parte Hunter, 256 S.W.3d 900 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2008).
Ortiz v. State, 804 S.W.2d 177 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1991).
Rosendo Rodriguez, III v. Lorie Davis, 693 F. App'x 276 (5th Cir. 2017).
Travis James Rogers v. State, No. 12-16-00228-CR (Tex. App.—Tyler Apr. 5, 2017).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(A)(ii): 4 cases
Steve Gomez v. State of Texas, No. 13-23-00195-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg May 9, 2024).
John Holt Crambell v. State, No. 01-17-00331-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] June 28, 2018).
Phillip Frias v. State, No. 08-13-00325-CR, 2019 WL 101935 (Tex. App.—El Paso Jan. 4, 2019).
Robert Nelson Lauderdale, Jr. v. State, No. 01-13-00539-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 25, 2014).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(A)(iii): 8 cases
Leonard Deshawn Scott v. State, No. 05-17-01193-CR (Tex. App.—Dallas Aug. 20, 2018).
Johnny Allen Jennings v. State, No. 01-17-00605-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Oct. 4, 2018).
Johnny Allen Jennings v. State, No. 01-17-00606-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Oct. 4, 2018).
Wilber Ulises Molina v. State, No. 01-18-00317-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 29, 2019).
Jared Steven Lawson v. State of Texas, No. 06-22-00032-CR (Tex. App.—Texarkana Sept. 27, 2022).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(B): 204 cases
Gonzalez Soto v. State, 267 S.W.3d 327 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2008). “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.021 (a) (Vernon Supp.”
Ex Parte Thompson, 153 S.W.3d 416 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005).
Miller, Arthur Franklin Jr., 548 S.W.3d 497 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018).
Nicholas v. State, 56 S.W.3d 760 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2001).
Jensen v. State, 66 S.W.3d 528 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2002). “The definition of “child” is the same as that listed in Texas Penal Code section 22.011(c). Tex. Pen.”
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(B)(1): 4 cases
Patterson v. State, 96 S.W.3d 427 (Tex. App.—Austin 2002).
Roy Wayne Glenn v. State, No. 10-17-00128-CR (Tex. App.—Waco Aug. 1, 2018).
Johnathan J. Darden v. State, No. 06-12-00038-CR (Tex. App.—Texarkana Mar. 1, 2013).
George Barnes v. State, No. 04-10-00886-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Nov. 2, 2011).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(B)(2): 1 case
Wilford Earl Hall, Jr. v. State, No. 07-18-00166-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo Jan. 2, 2019).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(B)(I): 6 cases
Jacobs v. State, 560 S.W.3d 205 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018).
Villa v. State, 417 S.W.3d 455 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). “We do not know why the jury acquitted appellant of the indecency offense, but it seems to me unreasonable to believe that the jury would assess a fifty-year sentence if it believed that appellant was acting for the child’s own welfare.”
Johnston v. State, 230 S.W.3d 450 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2007).
Donald Lewis v. State, No. 03-15-00306-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Apr. 12, 2017).
Justin L. Williams v. State of Texas, No. 05-22-01086-CR (Tex. App.—Dallas Feb. 12, 2024).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(B)(i): 236 cases
United States v. Madrid, 805 F.3d 1204 (10th Cir. 2015).
Taylor v. State, 268 S.W.3d 571 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008).
Cornet v. State, 359 S.W.3d 217 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012). “See Tex. Penal Code §§ 22.021 (a)( 1 )(B)(iv) & 22.”
Puente v. State, 320 S.W.3d 352 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010). “[3] See TEX. PENAL CODE § 22.021(a)(1)(B)(i), (a)(2)(B), & (e) ("A person commits an offense.”
French, Cody Darus, 563 S.W.3d 228 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(B)(ii): 48 cases
Gilley, Brian Shawn, 418 S.W.3d 114 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
Farrakhan v. State, 263 S.W.3d 124 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007).
Mitchell v. State, 762 S.W.2d 916 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1988).
Doles v. State, 786 S.W.2d 741 (Tex. App.—Tyler 1989).
In re P.M., 543 S.W.3d 365 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2018).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(B)(iii): 88 cases
Alejandro Salazar III v. State, 562 S.W.3d 61 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2018).
Owings, Richard Charles Jr., 541 S.W.3d 144 (Tex. Crim. App. 2017).
Tovar v. State, 221 S.W.3d 185 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2006).
Abshire v. State, 62 S.W.3d 857 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2001).
United States v. Grzywinski, 57 F.4th 237 (5th Cir. 2023).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(B)(iv): 25 cases
Saldana v. State, 287 S.W.3d 43 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2009).
Patterson v. State, 152 S.W.3d 88 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004). “Count I, paragraph one, alleged aggravated sexual assault of a child by causing penetration of the victim's anus by appellant's sexual organ (Tex. Pen.Code § 22.021(a)(1)(B)(i)); paragraph two alleged aggravated sexual assault of a child by causing the victim's anus to contact…”
Patterson v. State, 96 S.W.3d 427 (Tex. App.—Austin 2002).
Cornet v. State, 359 S.W.3d 217 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012). “See Tex. Penal Code §§ 22.021 (a)( 1 )(B)(iv) & 22.”
Ex Parte Matthew Leachman, 554 S.W.3d 730 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2018).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(B)(v): 12 cases
Jefferson Keith-Olan McMinn v. State, 558 S.W.3d 262 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2018).
David Ray Carter v. State, No. 08-11-00025-CR (Tex. App.—El Paso Dec. 21, 2012).
Jose M. Dominguez v. State, No. 05-16-01282-CR (Tex. App.—Dallas Jan. 31, 2018).
Jose M. Dominguez v. State, No. 05-16-01280-CR (Tex. App.—Dallas Jan. 31, 2018).
in the Matter of J. S., No. 03-17-00344-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 29, 2018).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(b): 3 cases
Crabtree, Mark Alan, 389 S.W.3d 820 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012).
Crabtree, Mark Alan, No. PD-0645-11 (Tex. Crim. App. Jan. 16, 2013).
Mark Alan Crabtree v. State, No. 12-09-00322-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 16, 2013).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(b)(i): 3 cases
Shannon Bernard Jackson v. State, No. 14-19-00229-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 15, 2020).
Ernest Glenn Benton v. State, No. 07-13-00150-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo Dec. 11, 2014).
Benton, Ernest Glenn, No. PD-0161-15 (Tex. Crim. App. Feb. 11, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(i): 1 case
Robert Lopez-Parker v. State of Texas, No. 07-20-00077-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo Feb. 15, 2022).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(ii): 1 case
Harvey James Neil v. State, No. 07-18-00356-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo Nov. 22, 2019).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(iii): 1 case
Jonathan Davis v. State of Texas, No. 09-22-00230-CR (Tex. App.—Beaumont Oct. 11, 2023).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(2): 10 cases
Kowey v. State, 751 S.W.2d 587 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1988).
Coons v. State, 758 S.W.2d 330 (Tex. App. 1988).
Dacquisto v. State, 721 S.W.2d 603 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 1986).
Kemp v. State, 744 S.W.2d 243 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1987).
Capello v. State, 775 S.W.2d 476 (Tex. App.—Austin 1989).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(2)(A): 11 cases
Brown v. State, 960 S.W.2d 265 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1997).
Daniel Everett Brooks v. State, 382 S.W.3d 601 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2012).
United States v. Garcia-Ortiz, 241 F. App'x 222 (5th Cir. 2007).
David Ignacio Cristan v. State of Texas, No. 01-21-00646-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] July 18, 2023).
Jaworski Demond Birden v. State of Texas, No. 01-23-00421-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 4, 2025).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(2)(A)(i): 4 cases
Jackson v. State, 889 S.W.2d 615 (Tex. App. 1995).
GUTIERREZ, RANDY RAY v. State of Texas, 710 S.W.3d 804 (Tex. Crim. App. 2025).
United States v. Sarmiento-Funes, No. 03-40741 (5th Cir. July 30, 2004).
Felipe Castro v. State, No. 12-14-00080-CR (Tex. App.—Tyler Apr. 20, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(2)(A)(ii): 17 cases
Dalton v. State, 898 S.W.2d 424 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1995). “See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.021 (Vernon 1994).”
Alejandro Salazar III v. State, 562 S.W.3d 61 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2018).
Perryman v. State, 798 S.W.2d 326 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1990).
Pitre v. State, 44 S.W.3d 616 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2001).
Elkins v. State, 822 S.W.2d 780 (Tex. App. 1992).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(2)(A)(iii): 6 cases
Dalton v. State, 898 S.W.2d 424 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1995). “See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.021 (Vernon 1994).”
Contreras v. State, 838 S.W.2d 594 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1993).
Ortiz v. State, 804 S.W.2d 177 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1991).
Richardson v. State, 753 S.W.2d 759 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1988).
Jaworski Demond Birden v. State of Texas, No. 01-23-00421-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 4, 2025).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(2)(A)(iv): 8 cases
Cruz v. State, 238 S.W.3d 389 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007).
Sanders v. State, 834 S.W.2d 447 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1992).
Whitfield v. State, 524 S.W.3d 780 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2017).
Christopher Joel Vizcaino v. State, No. 03-19-00800-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Mar. 31, 2021).
Felix Vale v. State of Texas, No. 01-22-00923-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Apr. 11, 2024).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(2)(A)(v): 4 cases
Schultze v. State, 177 S.W.3d 26 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2005).
Klock v. State, 177 S.W.3d 53 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2005).
Zunker v. State, 177 S.W.3d 72 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2005).
Jared Len Cruse v. State, No. 01-13-00077-CR, 2014 WL 3607250 (Tex. App. July 22, 2014).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(2)(A)(vi): 1 case
Jabrice Davan Ortega v. State of Texas, No. 05-19-01501-CR (Tex. App.—Dallas Dec. 16, 2021).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(2)(B): 147 cases
Fleming, Mark Alexander, 455 S.W.3d 577 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
Puente v. State, 320 S.W.3d 352 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010). “[3] See TEX. PENAL CODE § 22.021(a)(1)(B)(i), (a)(2)(B), & (e) ("A person commits an offense.”
Reed v. State, 991 S.W.2d 354 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1999).
United States v. Martinez-Vega, 471 F.3d 559 (5th Cir. 2006).
Ex parte Speckman, 537 S.W.3d 49 (Tex. Crim. App. 2017).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(2)(C): 5 cases
Swearingen v. State, 101 S.W.3d 89 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003).
Mitchell v. State, 193 S.W.3d 153 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2006).
Williams, Keith Dwayne v. State, No. 05-12-00930-CR, 2014 WL 1010074 (Tex. App.—Dallas Feb. 14, 2014).
Jose Francisco Samayoa v. State, No. 01-13-00538-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] July 22, 2014).
Robert Esparza v. State, No. 04-10-00668-CR, 2011 WL 4828431 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Oct. 12, 2011).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(2)(b): 9 cases
Smith v. State, 238 S.W.3d 512 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007).
In re B.W., 313 S.W.3d 818 (Tex. 2010).
Moreno v. State, 872 S.W.2d 1 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1993).
Francisco Escobedo v. State, No. 13-19-00205-CR, 2020 WL 6052549 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Oct. 8, 2020).
In re BW, 313 S.W.3d 818 (Tex. 2010).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(2)(c): 2 cases
Rolando Medrano v. State, No. 13-15-00120-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Sept. 2, 2016).
Thomas Henry Boyd v. State of Texas, No. 07-19-00365-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo July 15, 2021).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(2)(ii): 1 case
Julio Ortiz Chavarria v. State, No. 02-13-00463-CR (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Apr. 2, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(3): 1 case
Cunningham v. State, 694 S.W.2d 629 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1985).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(3)(B): 2 cases
Paul Joaquin Ponce v. State of Texas, No. 07-22-00024-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo Aug. 17, 2022).
Paul Joaquin Ponce v. State of Texas, No. 07-22-00024-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo Aug. 31, 2022).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(5): 11 cases
Vera v. State, 709 S.W.2d 681 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1986).
Rodriguez v. State, 762 S.W.2d 727 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1988).
Aylor v. State, 727 S.W.2d 727 (Tex. App.—Austin 1987).
Mitchell v. State, 762 S.W.2d 916 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1988).
Burleson v. State, 791 S.W.2d 334 (Tex. App.—Austin 1990).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(B): 4 cases
Isiah Threadgill v. State, No. 06-18-00065-CR (Tex. App.—Texarkana Oct. 4, 2018).
James Quinonez v. State, No. 07-19-00149-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo Jan. 6, 2020).
Emmanuel Von Allen Evans v. State, No. 14-13-00476-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Sept. 25, 2014).
Evans, Emmanuel Von Allen, No. PD-1363-14 (Tex. Crim. App. Jan. 16, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(B)(i): 4 cases
Baker v. State, 94 S.W.3d 684 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2002).
Villarreal v. State, 551 S.W.3d 843 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2018).
Briones v. Dir., TDCJ-CID, No. 3:21-cv-00957, 2024 WL 1254802 (N.D. Tex. Mar. 22, 2024).
Jackie Hawkins v. State, No. 01-07-00628-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 11, 2008).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(B)(ii): 1 case
Brown v. State, 189 S.W.3d 382 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2006).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(B)(iii): 1 case
West, Duane Eric, No. PD-1619-15 (Tex. Crim. App. Dec. 15, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(l)(A)(i): 14 cases
Casey v. State, 215 S.W.3d 870 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “Appellant David Wayne Casey was charged with aggravated sexual assault *875 under Texas Penal Code § 22.021(a)(l)(A)(i), (2)(A)(vi) (Vernon Supp.”
Aekins v. State, 447 S.W.3d 270 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
Commonwealth v. Lopez, 745 N.E.2d 961 (Mass. 2001).
Smith v. State, 60 S.W.3d 885 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2001).
Scott v. State, 162 S.W.3d 397 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2005).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(l)(A)(ii): 2 cases
Tinker v. State, 148 S.W.3d 666 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2004).
McCoy v. State, 996 S.W.2d 896 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1999).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(l)(A)(iii): 4 cases
Khoshayand v. State, 179 S.W.3d 779 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2005).
Benton v. State, 237 S.W.3d 400 (Tex. App.—Waco 2007).
Shaw v. State, 122 S.W.3d 358 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2003).
Jourdan, Ricardo v. State, No. 05-11-01488-CR (Tex. App.—Dallas Feb. 12, 2013).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(l)(B)(I): 5 cases
Cornet v. State, 417 S.W.3d 446 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013).
Barnes v. State, 165 S.W.3d 75 (Tex. App.—Austin 2005).
Ozuna v. State, 199 S.W.3d 601 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2006).
Villa v. State, 417 S.W.3d 455 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). “We do not know why the jury acquitted appellant of the indecency offense, but it seems to me unreasonable to believe that the jury would assess a fifty-year sentence if it believed that appellant was acting for the child’s own welfare.”
Garcia v. State, 911 S.W.2d 866 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1995).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(l)(B)(i): 36 cases
Jensen v. State, 66 S.W.3d 528 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2002). “The definition of “child” is the same as that listed in Texas Penal Code section 22.011(c). Tex. Pen.”
Taylor v. State, 268 S.W.3d 571 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008).
Cornet v. State, 359 S.W.3d 217 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012). “See Tex. Penal Code §§ 22.021 (a)( 1 )(B)(iv) & 22.”
Patterson v. State, 152 S.W.3d 88 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004). “Count I, paragraph one, alleged aggravated sexual assault of a child by causing penetration of the victim's anus by appellant's sexual organ (Tex. Pen.Code § 22.021(a)(1)(B)(i)); paragraph two alleged aggravated sexual assault of a child by causing the victim's anus to contact…”
De La Paz v. State, 273 S.W.3d 671 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(l)(B)(ii): 5 cases
Mitchell v. State, 762 S.W.2d 916 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1988).
R.X.F. v. State, 921 S.W.2d 888 (Tex. App.—Waco 1996).
Dixon v. State, 886 S.W.2d 852 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 1994).
In the Matter of R.A., a Juv., 346 S.W.3d 691 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2009).
Grizzle, Ronald Gene, No. PD-0136-15 (Tex. Crim. App. Apr. 17, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(l)(B)(iii): 13 cases
Mason v. State, 116 S.W.3d 248 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003).
Tovar v. State, 221 S.W.3d 185 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2006).
Montoya v. State, 841 S.W.2d 419 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1993).
Johnson v. State, 882 S.W.2d 39 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1994).
Abshire v. State, 62 S.W.3d 857 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2001).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(l)(B)(iv): 5 cases
Patterson v. State, 152 S.W.3d 88 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004). “Count I, paragraph one, alleged aggravated sexual assault of a child by causing penetration of the victim's anus by appellant's sexual organ (Tex. Pen.Code § 22.021(a)(1)(B)(i)); paragraph two alleged aggravated sexual assault of a child by causing the victim's anus to contact…”
Ramirez v. State, 89 S.W.3d 222 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2002).
Matthews v. State, 152 S.W.3d 723 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2004).
Reed v. State, 991 S.W.2d 354 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1999).
Jesus Perez Saldana v. State, 287 S.W.3d 43 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2008).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(l)(B)(v): 1 case
Chafin v. State, 95 S.W.3d 549 (Tex. App.—Austin 2003).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(b): 5 cases
Jensen v. State, 66 S.W.3d 528 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2002). “The definition of “child” is the same as that listed in Texas Penal Code section 22.011(c). Tex. Pen.”
Weisinger v. State, 775 S.W.2d 424 (Tex. App. 1989).
Thomas Wayne Van Scyoc v. State of Texas, No. 01-22-00784-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 22, 2023).
Thomas Wayne Van Scyoc v. State of Texas, No. 01-22-00784-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 9, 2024).
Michael Paul Parkinson v. State, No. 01-14-00476-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] June 12, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(b)(1): 3 cases
Joel Contreras Olvera v. State of Texas, 694 S.W.3d 843 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2024).
Gallegos, No. 7:18-cv-00048 (S.D. Tex. Jan. 22, 2026).
Louis Bowdon Matthews Jr. v. State, No. 13-11-00208-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Jan. 3, 2013).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(b)(2): 1 case
Steven Morgan v. State, No. 06-11-00080-CR (Tex. App.—Texarkana Apr. 12, 2012).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(b)(3): 4 cases
Victor Dephane McCullough v. State of Texas, No. 10-24-00212-CR (May 14, 2026).
Stefan Rainer Forkert v. State, No. 11-16-00279-CR, 2018 WL 4840704 (Tex. App.—Eastland Oct. 4, 2018).
Douglas Harry Young v. State, No. 14-17-00902-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 12, 2019).
Clinton Earl Allen v. State of Texas, No. 02-25-00277-CR (June 11, 2026).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(b)(f)(1): 1 case
Henry Ochoa Jr. v. State, No. 13-15-00177-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi July 21, 2016).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(b)(i): 1 case
Mark Alan Crabtree v. State, No. 12-09-00322-CR (Tex. App.—Tyler Mar. 31, 2011).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(b)(iii): 1 case
Jeffie Melder v. State, No. 12-12-00400-CR, 2014 WL 1922570 (Tex. App.—Tyler May 14, 2014).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(c): 1 case
Phillip Frias v. State, No. 08-13-00325-CR, 2019 WL 101935 (Tex. App.—El Paso Jan. 4, 2019).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(d): 5 cases
Cornet v. State, 359 S.W.3d 217 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012). “See Tex. Penal Code §§ 22.021 (a)( 1 )(B)(iv) & 22.”
Villa v. State, 417 S.W.3d 455 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). “We do not know why the jury acquitted appellant of the indecency offense, but it seems to me unreasonable to believe that the jury would assess a fifty-year sentence if it believed that appellant was acting for the child’s own welfare.”
Rankin v. State, 821 S.W.2d 230 (Tex. App. 1991).
Roland Douglas Bolden, Jr. v. State, No. 06-13-00147-CR (Tex. App.—Texarkana Apr. 11, 2014).
Walter Cornet v. State, No. 08-09-00054-CR (Tex. App.—El Paso Oct. 31, 2012).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(e): 51 cases
Cueva v. State, 339 S.W.3d 839 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2011). “TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.021(a)(1)(B), (2)(B).”
Sears v. State, 91 S.W.3d 451 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2002).
French, Cody Darus, 563 S.W.3d 228 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018).
Jensen v. State, 66 S.W.3d 528 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2002). “The definition of “child” is the same as that listed in Texas Penal Code section 22.011(c). Tex. Pen.”
Hood v. State, 185 S.W.3d 445 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(f): 14 cases
Enrique Moreno Sanchez v. State of Texas, No. 13-22-00281-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Feb. 29, 2024).
Steven Dale McCain v. State, No. 02-16-00411-CR, 2018 WL 1324485 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Mar. 15, 2018).
Maria Luisa Cusi Olivarez v. State, No. 13-18-00374-CR, 2019 WL 4866039 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Oct. 3, 2019).
Steven Peter Mireles v. State, No. 04-19-00157-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Nov. 6, 2019).
Dulin, Bryant Edward, No. PD-0857-19 (Tex. Crim. App. Mar. 31, 2021).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(f)(1): 31 cases
Cueva v. State, 339 S.W.3d 839 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2011). “TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.021(a)(1)(B), (2)(B).”
Puente v. State, 320 S.W.3d 352 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010). “[3] See TEX. PENAL CODE § 22.021(a)(1)(B)(i), (a)(2)(B), & (e) ("A person commits an offense.”
Valentine v. Castillo, Jr. v. State, 573 S.W.3d 869 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2019).
Anthony v. State, 494 S.W.3d 106 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016).
Clarence Edward Tillis III v. State of Texas, No. 02-25-00112-CR (June 11, 2026).
Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(f)(2): 6 cases
Tracy Oneil Cobbs v. State, No. 04-18-00085-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Jan. 23, 2019).
Ex Parte: Baudelio Flores, No. 12-21-00079-CR, 2021 WL 3922919 (Tex. App.—Tyler Sept. 1, 2021).
COMPTON, DILLION GAGE v. State of Texas, 666 S.W.3d 685 (Tex. Crim. App. 2023).
Randy Ray Gutierrez v. State of Texas, No. 13-22-00248-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Mar. 7, 2024).
GUTIERREZ, RANDY RAY v. State of Texas, 710 S.W.3d 804 (Tex. Crim. App. 2025).
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