Williams v. State

235 S.W.2d 166 (1950)

WILLIAMS

v.

STATE.

No. 24847.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

October 25, 1950.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 1951.

Kahn, Heidingsfelder & Daniel, by H.E. Kahn, Houston, for appellant.

A.C. Winborn, Crim. Dist. Atty., E.T. Branch, Asst. Crim. Dist. Atty., Houston, George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.

WOODLEY, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted of rape, and the jury assessed the death penalty.

The victim is shown to have been a ten year old girl, who was first accosted by appellant in a picture show at La Porte, Texas, about 7 P.M. She was followed from…