Crawford v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appellant, a 67-year-old attorney, was indicted for rape of a child under V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Section 21.09. 1 Trial was in Lubbock County upon change of venue from Terry County. A jury found appellant guilty, and the punishment was assessed by the jury at eight years confinement, probated, and a fine of $10,000.00. The judgment was reversed by the Seventh Supreme Judicial Court of Appeals (Amarillo) which held, inter alia, that the State was required to elect which act of intercourse it was relying upon for conviction,…