Easley v. State

OPINION

ONION, Judge.

The offense is rape; the punishment, 99 years.

Appellant was clearly identified by the complaining witness as the man who grabbed her on a Dallas County public street on September 15, 1967, forced her into a nearby garage and raped her. The State also offered appellant’s written confession.

Court appointed counsel on appeal poses the following two questions:

“1. Whether Appellant knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived his constitutional rights so as to make a written confession admissible in evidence against him.

“2. Whether the record shows sufficient compliance…