Hill v. State

STEWART, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of rape of a child younger than seventeen years for which appellant was assessed a sentence of ninety-nine years. In his first ground of error, appellant argues that the evidence in the trial was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict because the complaining witness failed to inform anyone of the offense charged within six months of its occurrence and because there was no other evidence which corroborated her testimony, in violation of Tex.Code Crim.Proc.Ann. art. 38.07 (Vernon 1979). We agree. Accordingly, we reverse.

First we must…