Griffith v. State

DOYLE, Justice.

The appellant was charged with aggravated rape and aggravated kidnapping. The indictment was enhanced by a prior attempted rape conviction. The State abandoned the aggravated kidnapping count and proceeded to trial before a jury, which found the appellant guilty. The court assessed his punishment at twenty five years.

On this appeal, the appellant alleges three grounds of error, the first of which challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to show that the rape was aggravated.

The State adduced the following evidence concerning the rape. The prosecutrix was eleven years old.…