Longoria v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

The seven appellants were jointly indicted for rape, and upon trial upon their pleas of not guilty, were each found guilty and assessed a punishment of 10 years in the penitentiary.

Each of the appellants signed a voluntary statement which *530was introduced without objection. None of them testified except to show their qualification for a suspended sentence, which they had applied for.

The evidence shows that the prosecutrix, a 45 year old widow, referred to as “an American lady,” was in company with a woman friend and two men at a pavilion in Palacios where they ate, drank some…