Perez v. State

McDonald, judge

Statutory rape is the offense; the punishment, twenty-five years in the penitentiary.

The undisputed testimony is as follows:

Appellant, who was the godfather of the complaining witness’ sister, went to the witness’ home after midnight on the occasion in question and asked to see a girl who was staying there. The complaining witness was thirteen years old at the time of the trial but only twelve years of age at the time of the commission of the offense. She was told that her boy friend, Nick, was out in the car, too drunk to come in but that he was calling her. Accompanying…