Legal Opinion

Vasquez v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 28, 1973No. 45803PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is statutory rape; the punishment, forty (40) years.

Appellant’s first two grounds of error contend that the court erred in sustaining the State’s objection to a question propounded to the 14-year old prosecutrix by defense counsel as to how many times she had had sexual intercourse with her 23-year old former boyfriend.

The trial court ruled that since the pros-ecutrix was under the age of IS, her unchaste condition was not in question, save as to the punishment.

The court’s ruling on the objection is as follows:

“The court is not allowing any evidence as to…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jenkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Lusty v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
  3. Graham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1933
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Howard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Mendoza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Daniel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Brazile v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Marrero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Grant v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000

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