Legal Opinion

Baker v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 23, 1960No. 32,540PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is assault with intent to rape, with a prior conviction for an offense of like character alleged for enhancement; the punishment, 25 years.

It was shown by prosecutrix’s eight-year-old brother that appellant tore the latch off their front door and forced his way into their home. He further testified that appellant pulled prosecutrix into a bedroom and that when he looked in he saw appellant “standing kind of wide-legged, and he had his hand down in Bobbie Jean’s bosom” before prosecutrix was able to escape from him.

The 18-year-old prosecutrix testified…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Everett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Puryear v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968

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