Lovelady v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The State charged that Thomas James Lovelady committed the crime of rape against his seven-year-old stepdaughter. The victim testified that Lovelady digitally penetrated her vagina and made her perform oral sex. Her testimony was corroborated. Lovelady testified that the prosecutrix had oral sex on him while he was asleep and that he stopped her as soon as he woke up. A jury found Lovelady guilty, and the trial court entered the judgment of conviction. We affirm that judgment.

Lovelady contends the evidence was not sufficient to sustain the conviction; however, he did…