Legal Opinion

Cowan v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 8, 1978No. 55191PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for aggravated rape under V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 21.03(a)(2). After the jury returned a verdict of guilty, punishment, enhanced under V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 12.-42(c), was assessed by the court at twenty years.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to prove penetration.

The record reflects that on the afternoon of October 30,1975, the prosecutrix received a telephone call from the appellant, asking her to help him wrap a package. The testimony reflects that the prose-cutrix and the appellant had known each other…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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3Cited by81 opinions

  1. Ely v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Hammett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  4. Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Crawford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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