Jackson v. State

388 S.W.2d 935 (1965)

David Marvin JACKSON, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 38153.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 14, 1965.

Chappell & McFall, by John R. McFall, Lubbock, for appellant.

Alton R. Griffin, Dist. Atty., William M. LauBach, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lubbock, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

McDONALD, Presiding Judge.

The offense is sodomy; the punishment, confinement in the state penitentiary for 15 years.

The state's case consisted of testimony adduced from Don Lees, who was shown to be 15 years of age at the time of the commission of the…