Edwards v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the Criminal District Court of Harris. Tried below before the Hon. C. W. Robinson. Appeal from a conviction of rape upon a female under the age of consent; penalty, five years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. Cited cases in opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
HARPER, Judge.
No brief has been filed in behalf of appellant, and, as this case has been so thoroughly briefed by counsel for the State, we adopt the brief as the opinion of the court. It is as follows:
“Appellant was convicted of rape alleged to have been committed on a female under the age of consent, and his punishment was assessed at five years, and from the judgment thereon he appeals.
“1. Appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict. It is unnecessary to give any extended details of the testimony, since the little girl, who was twelve years old, testified…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ortiz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Zweig v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Fowler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Rodgers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1891
- Ortiz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Tennel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915
- Eastland County v. DavissonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926