Burke v. State

PRICE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated rape of a child. The jury found the appellant guilty of the offense and assessed his punishment at fifty years. Appellant asserts five grounds of error. Finding no reversible error, we affirm the conviction.

We summarize the facts for clarity. The complainant, who was then sixteen years of age, was waiting for a bus at Hillcroft and Beechnut on July 27, 1979, when she was ordered to get into a car by her assailant. He told the complainant that he had a knife and proceeded to drive her to a deserted place at the back of a parking…