Braxton v. State

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of rape; the jury set punishment at imprisonment for 20 years.

Appellant attacks the statutes under which the conviction was obtained; he also complains of improper jury argument and of the admission of testimony concerning his reputation for being a peaceful and law-abiding citizen.

Appellant asserts that:

“The conviction obtained herein is void because the statute upon which it is based is vague, uncertain and indefinite, and contains no requirement therein of a culpable mental state.”

V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec.…