Legal Opinion

Tyler v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 30, 1912No. 1938PublishedCited by 1 opinion

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

PRENDERGAST, Judge.

—The appellant was indicted for incest by force on his daughter, was convicted and his penalty assessed at the lowest—two years in the penitentiary.

The testimony, which was evidently believed by the jury, showed without question that the appellant with force, and not with the. consent of his daughter, had carnal intercourse with her as charged in the indictment. It is unnecessary to detail the evidence.

The only bill of exception in the record is to the overruling of appellant’s motion for new trial, said motion having several separate and distinct grounds therein.

The court…

2Cited by1 opinion

  1. Welch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926

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