Myers v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for rape by force, punishment being five years in the penitentiary.

About a week before the alleged offense prosecutrix was introduced to appellant by a young lady friend upon which occasion they both went riding with him in his automobile, a coupe. On the night of the alleged offense he had an engagement with both of them again, but the other young lady was out of the city. Prosecutrix went with him alone and claims the offense to have been committed in the car while on the trip. She says he made two efforts to accomplish his purpose before succeeding at the third…