McInturf v. State

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

Prior to his recent retirement Judge Thurman M. Gupton prepared the following opinion for the court. We now adopt it as the opinion of the court.

“The offense is rape under Art. 1183, V.A.P.C.; the punishment, ten years.

*418“In two grounds of error appellant complains of the failure of the trial court to charge the jury on the law of circumstantial evidence. Appellant contends there is no direct evidence identifying him as the perpetrator of this rape. The record reflects that a man entered prosecutrix’ trailer, exhibited a knife, made verbal threats, and committed…