Legal Opinion
Nilsson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 16, 1972No. 44493PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ODOM, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of rape of a female under fifteen years of age. The state waived the death penalty and, after a finding of guilty by a jury, the judge assessed punishment at 20 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.
The sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction is challenged.
The record reflects that during part of the month of November, 1967, appellant was a guest in the home of the father and mother of the prosecutrix, in San Antonio. He was a friend of the family and visited in the home on many occasions.…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- McKeiver v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Leland v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by105 opinions
- Villalon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- McCarty v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Cowan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Manning v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Pace v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1999
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