Legal Opinion

Stapp v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 14, 1912PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Eastland. County; Thomas L Blanton, Judge. E. E. Stapp was convicted of seduction, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtHarper, J.

Appellant was indicted, charged with seduction, was convicted, and his punishment assessed at two years’ confinement in the penitentiary.

[1] 1. The prosecuting witness testified: “I am a mother. I have one child. It was born the 30th of September. I never did have carnal intercourse with Owen Ayers in I-Iaskell county. I never did have carnal intercourse with any person, only the one time that I had with defendant.” To this testimony the defendant objected on the ground that “it did not tend to corroborate the statement of the witness that she had carnal intercourse with appellant, and the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. McGrath v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
  2. Maples v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  3. Butts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
  4. Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
  5. Snodgrass v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Klepper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
  2. Wade v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926

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