Kuhlow v. State

TYSON, Judge.

Verne Harold William Kuhlow was indicted for the offense of rape, found “guilty as charged in the indictment” by the jury, and sentenced to thirty years imprisonment in the penitentiary.

The prosecutrix testified that, on July 29, 1979, she went to bed at 9:30 p. m. and was later awakened by the sound of pounding on her door. Before she was completely awake, someone covered her head with a greasy rag and told her, “Shut up or I’ll kill you.” The prosecutrix was then tied up and raped twice. She testified that she was a virgin prior to the rape incident and this testimony was…