Can a Prosecutor's Closing Argument Undermine a Sexual Grooming Conviction?
"In the recent case of 'Sanchez v. State,' the First District Court of Appeals recently issued a memorandum opinion in which the appellate court addresses what constitutes sufficient evidence of sexual grooming," write Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack.
August 14, 2024 at 10:00 AM
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Would a text message disseminated by a 31-year-old man to a 10-year-old girl, including a meme of a dancing pickle and the text "tickle my pickle," be enough to make the average reasonable person conclude that the sender was trying to solicit sex from the girl? Texas Penal Code Section 33.02(c) provides:
"If the person, over the internet, by electronic mail or text message or other electronic message service or system, or through a commercial online service, knowingly solicits a minor to meet another person, including the actor, with the intent that the minor will engage in sexual contact, sexual intercourse, or deviate sexual intercourse with the actor or another person."
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