Legal Opinion
Grantom v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 31, 1967No. 40371PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.
The offense is statutory rape; the punishment, 25 years.
The indictment returned July 6, 1966, alleged that the offense was committed on or about the 19th day of July, 1965.
The evidence reflects that appellant had many acts of sexual intercourse with his stepdaughter Mary_, when she was 14 years of age, several of which occurred in Liberty County during the month of July 1965.
Appellant’s first ground for reversal relates to the court’s charge wherein the jury was instructed:
“Therefore, if you believe from the evidence in this case, beyond a reasonable doubt,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Johns v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
- Bates v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
- Faulkner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
- Rangel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
- Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Overstreet v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- McKinney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Koffel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Robert P. Nees v. R. E. Culbertson, Sheriff, Jefferson County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Holbert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
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