Gonzalez v. State

OPINION

UTTER, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of rape of a child by a jury which assessed punishment at five years imprisonment. We affirm.

On June 9, 1978, the 15-year-old prosecu-trix and her 17-year-old male companion were parked at a local “lover’s lane” in the latter’s automobile. The pair admitted that they had removed their clothing but stated that they did not engage in sexual intercourse. A Kleberg County patrol car drove up facing the parked vehicle and two uniformed peace officers, one of whom was appellant, emerged and ordered the teenagers out of their car. The…