Legal Opinion

Sauceda v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 1, 1942No. 22030PublishedCited by 2 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

The offense is rape by force; the punishment, fifteen years in the penitentiary.

The prosecutrix, who was 15 years of age at the time of the commission of the alleged offense, testified to facts showing that appellant, by force, ravished her. She made an immediate outcry and report to her father, who, in turn, notified, or caused to be notified, peace officers of the county.

Appellant, testifying as a. witness in his own behalf, admitted having engaged in the act of sexual intercourse with the prosecutrix at the time alleged, but asserted that it was with her consent and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Dyer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  3. Fletcher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
  4. Mallett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
  5. Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1933

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ellison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  2. Ellison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950

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