Derrick v. State

BERRY, Judge. —

Appellant was convicted in the district court of Dallas County for the offense of rape, and her punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of ten years.

The State’s testimony shows that the appellant lived in a certain residence in Dallas with her husband, and that the prosecutrix was a twelve year old maid employed by appellant to do house work, and that on the night of July 10th, '1924, appellant called prosecutrix in the room where she was lying down and ordered the prosecutrix to undress; and by drawing a knife on her, and by means of words and threats…