Forrester v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appellant (Frank Forrester) was a married man, aged 56 years. The prosecutrix (Mattie May) was a child who was not quite 13 years of age at the time of the trial. Her father was dead, and her mother, who was too poor to take care of her, had given her to Forrester and his wife to raise. She had lived with the Forresters three years, being about 9 years of age when she went to live with them.
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Appellant (Frank Forrester) was a married man, aged 56 years. The prosecutrix (Mattie May) was a child who was not quite 13 years of age at the time of the trial. Her father was dead, and her mother, who was too poor to take care of her, had given her to Forrester and his wife to raise. She had lived with the Forresters three years, being about 9 years of age when she went to live with them. According to her testimony, he had compelled her to submit to his lust o$ and on from the time she was between 9 and 10 years of age, taking her with him to the river bottom when he would go to haul wood,…
1Opinion of the Court
‘HENDBRSOH, Judge.
Appellant was convicted -of- rape, and his
punishment -assessed "at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life; hence this 'appeal."
Appellant’s, bills of exception raise certain questions as to the admissi-. bility.-óf evidence: Walter Shook, witness for the' State, was asked by the .'defendant on cross-examination if since the arrest of the defendant, and before, that- time, he - did not approach Captain -Harris, from whom defehdant- rented-the place on which he lived, and endeavored to get him .(Harris)'.to-take- the. place from the defendant, and rent it to him…
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