Overmier v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is rape; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for 25 years.

Lettie Jeanne, the injured party, is the daughter of appellant and was 13 years old at the time of the alleged commission of the offense. She testified that on August 1, 1935, appellant had sexual intercourse with her. Her testimony was to the further effect that appellant had been having sexual relations with her for five years. The physician who examined prosecutrix testified that, in his opinion, someone had had sexual intercourse with her habitually for some time. Testifying in his own…