Trejo v. State

Christian, Judge.

The offense is incest; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for seven years.

The State relied alone upon the testimony of Katherine Trejo, appellant’s daughter. If she was an accomplice witness the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction, as she was not corroborated to the extent required by law. According to her testimony, appellant had sexual intercourse with her about five times “in the cotton-picking time” during the year 1937. She said: “My father drew a knife on me and forced me to do that with him. I was afraid of him. He accomplished his purpose…