Uhl v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for rape in a trial before the court. The punishment was assessed at fifteen years.

It is contended that the evidence is insufficient because the testimony of the prosecutrix was not corroborated, that the doctor who examined her did not testify and that the appellant could not have committed rape because he was intoxicated. He also complains because leading questions were asked of the prosecutrix.

The prosecutrix, who was twelve years of age, went with her parents to her uncle’s cabin by the beach in Aransas County on July 4, 1970. She…