High court reverses and remands Airick’s case
Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 12:19 pm
The Texas’ Supreme Court released their ruling on April 26, reversing and remanding Airick’s case back to the judge who sentenced him. The high court found that prosecutors had failed to show that Airick’s intent was to sexually assault the woman who accused him.
Although Airick admits to pushing the woman, who he says called him a racial epithet as he was walking past, he denies that he sexually assaulted her, or ever intended to do so. He says the woman fell to the ground, after which he got scared and ran away. According to the testimony of the alleged victim, Airick did not attempt to remove her clothing or his own, and did not touch her breasts or genital area.
When originally sentenced, the fact that he had a pocket knife on him at the time of the offense was held to be sufficient evidence of intent.
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