Simpson v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

The appellant, David Harold Simpson, raises several arguments on appeal following his two convictions for the rape of his daughters: 1) whether joinder of the offenses for trial was error; 2) whether Simpson should have been charged with incest and not rape; and 3) whether the trial judge was without jurisdiction to try this case. The three points are meritless, and we affirm.

On May 16, 1991, Simpson was charged in two separate informations for raping his two daughters, who at the time of the allegations were age four and age seven, respectively. A month later the…