Grant v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ONION, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for assault with intent to rape. The punishment, enhanced under the provisions of Article 63, Vernon’s Ann.P.C., was assessed at life by the court following a guilty verdict.
In his first three grounds of error appellant complains of the admission of a doctor’s testimony concerning the results of a test of a vaginal smear taken from the 10 year old prosecutrix since there was no clear chain of custody, no showing he performed the test himself or that it was done under his supervision or control, and a possibility of mistake on…
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