Simpson v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the Criminal District Court of Williamson County of the offense of rape, and his punishment fixed at five years in the penitentiary.

There are twenty bills of exception in the record, each of which has received our careful consideration, but we find ourselves unable to agree with the contention made by appellant and presented in any •of said bills except as hereinafter appears. Appellant presented his special charge No. 1 which was refused by the court below, said charge being as follows:

“Gentlemen of the Jury: You are further instructed that…