Willis v. State

Ed. F. McFaddin, Justice.

On March 19,1952, Curtis Willis was indicted for the crime of rape 1 alleged to have been committed on his daughter, Billie Jean Willis. He was tried on that indictment and convicted of carnal abuse 2 and brings this appeal presenting the points now to be discussed.

I. Sufficiency of the Evidence. Billie Jean Willis testified that she was 15 years of age on January 4,1952; that her father, the appellant, raped her on September 3, 1946; and that he continued to compel her to have sexual intercourse with him at frequent intervals thereafter, until about two weeks before…