NO. 07-08-0371-CV
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AT AMARILLO
PANEL D
JANUARY 30, 2009
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TOM BERNSON d/b/a BERNSON ENTERPRISES,
Appellant
v.
TRANSIT MIX CONCRETE & MATERIALS COMPANY,
Appellee
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FROM THE 181st DISTRICT COURT OF RANDALL COUNTY;
NO. 57,326-B; HON. JOHN B. BOARD, PRESIDING
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Dismissal
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Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ.
Tom Bernson d/b/a Bernson Enterprises, appellant, appealed a judgment of the 181st District Court of Randall County in favor of Transit Mix Concrete & Materials Company, appellee. On December 19, 2008, appellant and appellee, through their counsel, filed a joint motion to abate the appeal and permit proceedings in the trial court to effectuate a settlement agreement. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(2)(C) (authorizing same). The parties have reached an agreement to settle and compromise their differences and disputes, not only on the issues which are the subject of this appeal, but also in collateral proceedings. We abated the cause to the trial court so that the settlement can be effectuated, and the clerk’s record now on file shows that to have occurred.
Accordingly, we reinstate the appeal and dismiss it as settled. Having dismissed the appeal as a result of the settlement, no motion for rehearing will be entertained, and our mandate will issue forthwith.
It is so ordered.
Per Curiam
ref'd); Aleman v. State, 795 S.W.2d 332, 335 (Tex. App.-Amarillo 1990, no pet.). And, to the testimony of Parker about the unauthorized entry into her home and the physical and sexual assault by appellant, we must also add the evidence that 1) Parker's children reported to neighbors that their mother was being choked, 2) Hernandez saw appellant either pulling up his pants or buttoning them when he emerged from the trailer, 3) Parker was dressed in a black t-shirt without any pants at the time officers arrived, 4) Hernandez heard Parker yelling when he arrived outside her home, 5) Parker arrived at the hospital soon after the assault in an upset, disheveled state, with "numerous, obvious bruises and abrasions," and crying (behavior deemed consistent with that exhibited by a rape victim), 6) Parker sustained fresh pattern bruises from fingers as if being forcefully grabbed, 7) Parker had a tear on her tongue, and 8) it was not uncommon for there to be a lack of DNA or other physical evidence after a sexual assault.
This evidence, when considered with Parker's testimony, is sufficient for a rational trier of fact to reasonably conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant committed aggravated sexual assault and burglary of a habitation as alleged in the two indictments. Moreover, even though appellant gave a statement that he entered the home with consent and any sexual contact was also consensual, the jury was free to disbelieve that evidence. (1) Cain v. State, 958 S.W.2d 404, 408-09 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997) (holding that the weight to give contradictory testimonial evidence is within the sole province of the jury). Considering all the evidence in a neutral light, we conclude that the evidence was both legally and factually sufficient to support conviction for each offense.
Issue 2 - Cumulation of Sentences
Appellant asserts in his second issue that the trial court erred in cumulating his sentences. The State concedes this error. Accordingly, we sustain the issue and will modify the judgments accordingly.
We reform the judgments to provide that the sentences levied upon appellant run concurrently to each other and affirm them as modified.
Per Curiam
Do not publish.
1. Appellant initially denied to officers that he had ever been in the trailer.