Galvan v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

The conviction is for burglary of a private residence at night with intent to commit rape. The punishment was assessed by the court at twenty years.

The sufficiency of the evidence is challenged.

The 72-year-old prosecutrix lived with her 92-year-old mother. Appellant lived nearby. He was seen near the home of prosecutrix just before midnight on the night in question. At 1:00 a. m. a man tore a screen, broke the window and entered the home of the two women. The prosecutrix and her mother testified that the man was a Latin American and looked exactly like appellant. After…