Legal Opinion

Ramsey v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 18, 1957No. 29391PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Appellant pleaded guilty before a jury to the offense of statutory rape, and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for thirty years.

The testimony of the prosecutrix, as well as that of other witnesses, show appellant guilty of rape upon a thirteen-year-old girl.

During the direct examination of the officer who arrested appellant at his residence, he was asked by state’s counsel as to what occurred at the time of the arrest. The officer replied:

“We had looked in our records to locate his address, and we found * * * * ”

Appellant’s counsel objected to the…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. O'DELL v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  2. Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. Ivory v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  4. Monasco v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962
  5. Hicks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962

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