Legal Opinion

Hernandez v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 15, 1965No. 38770Published

1Opinion of the Court

McDONALD, Presiding Judge.

The offense is rape; the punishment, 10 years confinement in the penitentiary.

At the time of the offense, the prosecu-trix, Mrs. Elida Velasquez, was a married woman IS years old. On October 17, 1964, she had visited her sister in Bexar County, Texas, and she left her sister’s house about midnight. As she was walking alone about one block from her sister’s house, she saw appellant and a companion standing beside a car with the doors open. She had never before seen either man. As she walked in another direction, going home, the pair got into the car and drove up…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Fowler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962
  2. Preble v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963

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