Legal Opinion
Stephenson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 23, 1973No. 45707PublishedCited by 180 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ODOM, Judge.
This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of rape; punishment was assessed at death.
The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged; therefore a detailed recitation of the facts is not necessary. The relevant facts will be discussed as they apply to the various ten grounds of error. Suffice it to say that the prosecutrix testified that on February IS, 1971, she and her husband were awakened by appellant in a trailer park where they were staying. She stated that appellant raped her while holding a pistol in one hand and a shotgun in the other. Her husband was forced…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Turner v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by180 opinions
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