Etchieson v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

DOUGLAS, Judge.

Virgil John Etchieson appeals from his conviction for the offense of aggravated promotion of prostitution, as denounced by V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 43.04. The jury assessed punishment at ten years’ confinement and a $5,000.00 fine. The judgment was affirmed in a prior per curiam opinion 549 S.W.2d 409.

The record shows that appellant was engaged in running a “call-girl” type operation from his lakehouse on Lake Dallas. The instant offense is alleged to have occurred on December 18, 1974. He was arrested on December 20, 1974 at the…