Legal Opinion

Andrews v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 7, 1956No. 28,121PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

The conviction is for rape; the punishment, five years.

The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction is challenged. Appellant cites, in support of his contention, Kil*82lingsworth v. State, 154 Tex. Cr. R. 223, 226 S.W. 2d 456, and contends that the prosecutrix failed to make outcry to the officers at the first opportunity, and that the evidence reveals that she did not make sufficient resistance to appellant’s advances.

We summarize the testimony in order to determine whether the jury verdict finds support in the evidence.

The prosecutrix, 19 years of age, lived with…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Killingsworth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  2. Killingsworth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Duncan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  2. Lopez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Scott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  4. David Griffin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1994
  5. Duncan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960

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