Alexander v. State

MORROW), J.

This is a conviction for incest, with punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of 10 years.

[1] The other party to the transaction, as charged in the indictment, is Docia Alexander, a daughter of appellant. Her testimony, with corroboration, supports the verdict. No abuse of discretion is shown in overruling ap-j : pellant’s application for a continuance. It appeared from the court’s qhalification that there was no probability of securing the personal attendance of one of the witnesses, and that ample opportunity to procure her testimony by other means had…