Legal Opinion

Conner v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 23, 1928No. 11863PublishedCited by 2 opinions

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1Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

—The offense is rape; the punishment confinement in the penitentiary for 18 years.

We are not in accord with appellant’s contention that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction. Appellant directs our attention to circumstances which he asserts render the testimony of prosecutrix, Lynna Pearl Bills, unreasonable. In most instances, it may be said that the matters which appellant asks this court to consider as showing that the testimony is unreasonable are concerned entirely with the failure of the state to corroborate prosecutrix’s testimony. 'For example,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
  2. Dyer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  3. Doggett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  4. Arnett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926
  5. Rodgers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Vasquez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
  2. Johns v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1935

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