Hale v. State

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is assault with intent to rape; punishment, ten years.

The 49-year-old appellant and his family resided near the *483home of the 6-yeár-old prosecutrix in a rural section of Van Zandt County.

According to the prosecutrix’ parents, on the night in question the appellant came to their home, secured their consent to take the prosecutrix to his home to spend the night so that his wife might give her a hairdo and fit her with a dress for a school event on the day following.

The appellant, testifying in his own behalf, stated that he was intoxicated on the occasion in…