Legal Opinion

Weaver v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 26, 1935No. 17759PublishedCited by 13 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for rape; punishment, fifteen years in the penitentiary.

The State’s testimony shows that the appellant left his home in a car about 12:30 P. M., going to the. business part of the town of Abilene; that he overtook prosecutrix, who was then 13% years of age, while she was walking from her home back to school. He asked her to get into the car, that he would take her to school. After she had entered the car, instead of going to the school he drove out into the country two or three miles where he assaulted her. He then took her within two blocks of the school building…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Battles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  2. Eads v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  3. Battles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
  4. Prater v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926
  5. Wilkerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Stallings v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Wilhoit v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. State v. Hassard, Jr.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Purifoy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
  5. Ludwig v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956

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