Wade v. State

HARPER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of rape, and his punishment assessed at five years confinement in the State penitentiary.

1. Appellant complains that the court erred in overruling his application for a continuance. By one of the witnesses, Elnora Warren, he states he expects to prove that “she saw the prosecuting witness Mary McVey shortly after the alleged rape and there were no bruises or other indications of an assault upon her person.” By the witness Bob Ixrouse it is stated he expected to prove that “the prosecuting witness is a married woman over 16 years of age, and that the…