Chavez v. State

OPINION

WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is rape; the punishment, death.

Represented by able counsel whose experience included service as district attorney of the district where the indictment was returned and the case was called for trial, appellant pleaded guilty and a jury was selected to assess his punishment.

The evidence shows that the victim, an eight year old girl, was discovered missing and the police were notified.

Police Officer Vaughn arrived about 9 P.M. with a dog. The dog picked up a track beside the house and followed it down an alley into a vacant lot where Officer Vaughn found…