Cameron v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

Appellant, Bobbie Dean Cameron, was charged and convicted of the rape of his eight year old daughter, Tanya. The jury imposed a sentence of forty years in the Department of Corrections. Appellant argues four points for reversal, two of which the State forthrightly concedes to be reversible error. We concur in that view.

All essential elements of the charge were amply supplied by the testimony of Lillie Marie Cameron, appellant’s former spouse, and Tanya. Testifying in his own behalf, appellant denied raping his daughter. On direct examination he was asked: “Have you ever…