Douglass v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, McLennan County; E. C. Street, Special Judge. Will Douglass was convicted of crime, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHarper, J.
Appellant was convicted of rape on an eight year old girl, and prosecutes this appeal.
Jimmie Hickey testified that appellant came to him and offered him a nickel to go and get Lucile House to come out there — they wanted her at the courthouse — and he did go and get her for him. Lucile House testified that appellant told her her mother wanted her to come to the courthouse; that she got ready and went with appellant, and, instead of him carrying her to the courthouse, he carried her out in the woods and raped her. She was examined by a doctor, and it was conclusively shown that she had been…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Witty v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Parker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1894
- Hawkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- Tinsley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1907
- Wooten v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1907
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Fields v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Lujan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1982
- Skewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
- Craven v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
- Kline v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915
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