Boatright v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Johnson. Tried below before Hon. W. D. McKoy, County Judge. Appeal from a conviction of fornication; penalty, a fine of $500. The indictment was for fornication jointly against T. M. Boatright and Tennie Looper, by unlawfully living together and having carnal intercourse with each other.
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Appeal from the County Court of Johnson. Tried below before Hon. W. D. McKoy, County Judge. Appeal from a conviction of fornication; penalty, a fine of $500. The indictment was for fornication jointly against T. M. Boatright and Tennie Looper, by unlawfully living together and having carnal intercourse with each other. Tennie Looper was the niece of defendant’s deceased wife, and, when his wife died, defendant got Tennie to come and live at his house and take 'care of his children. She' testified at the trial to numerous acts of carnal intercourse with defendant, and that she was then…
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of fornication, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $500; and he appeals.
Appellant excepted to the action of the court in admitting certain testimony of N. F. Watts to the effect that, at the instance of the brother of appellant, he tried to get Tennie Looper, the particeps criminis with appellant, admitted to the county farm. This was objected to on the ground that appellant was not a party to said agreement. Under the court’s explanation, to wit, that defendant was shown to have authorized his brother’s action in the premises, we think this…
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