Beezley v. State

Conviction for assault to rape; punishment, 7 years in the penitentiary.

The alleged injured female was unquestionably under 18 years of age. There seems no controversy in the testimony over the fact that appellant, when discovered by witnesses, was prostrate upon the form of prosecutrix whose clothes were up to her waist, and he was endeavoring at least to have intercourse with her. Proof of these facts would seem to measure up to the requirements laid down in Cromeans v. State, 59 Tex. Cr. Rep. 617, 129 S. W. 1129, Shroeder v. State, 92 Tex. Cr. Rep. 9, 241 S. W. 169, and Wilson v. State, 94…