Legal Opinion

Tindol v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 11, 1951No. 25220PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for rape; the punishment, twenty-five years in the penitentiary.

The prosecutrix is the niece of appellant, and at the time of the commission of the alleged offense was fourteen years of age.

The prosecutrix testified to facts showing that appellant forcibly and against her will engaged in an act of intercourse with her while in the front seat of an automobile.

A sister seated in the back seat of the automobile witnessed the act, and testified relative thereto.

The two girls made a report to relatives, as also to the sheriff, a short time thereafter.

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Shuler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1937

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Smotherman v. BetoDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1967
  2. Peoples v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Rodele v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952
  4. Adami v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
  5. Beard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957

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