Callison v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The indictment charged appellant with an assault with intent to rape his daughter, Willie Callison. It contained two counts; the first alleging the assault to have been committed upon the person of a female under the age of 12 years; the second count alleging the age of the female as under 15 years.
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The indictment charged appellant with an assault with intent to rape his daughter, Willie Callison. It contained two counts; the first alleging the assault to have been committed upon the person of a female under the age of 12 years; the second count alleging the age of the female as under 15 years. The date of the offense, as alleged in both counts, was the 1st day of July, 1895, and the indictment was filed on the 16th day of October, 1896. The following is the testimony in the case: Willie Callison said: “I live with my sister, Mrs. Beeman.” “Do you live in Parker County?” “I don’t know.”…
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of an assault with intent to rape, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for two years, and prosecutes this appeal. Appellant made a motion for a continuance in this case, on the ground that he desired the testimony of W. D. Ledford and Mattie Ledford, residents of California; that he had been recently arrested, and did not have time to procure their depositions. This, we think, was reasonable diligence; but we fail to see the materiality of this testimony. As stated, it was for the purpose of showing a conspiracy instigated on…
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