Legal Opinion
Singleton v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 22, 1961No. 33132PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRISON, Judge.
The offense is rape; the punishment, death.
*197It was established by appellant’s confession, the testimony of the prosecutrix, and the presence of his fingerprints on a Venetian blind that it was he who broke and entered a widow’s home after midnight and by means of threats and the exhibition of a knife had carnal knowledge of her without her consent.
Appellant did not testify and relied upon the defense of insanity. The state produced lay and expert witnesses who testified that he was sane, and the jury resolved this issue against appellant.
We address ourselves to the complaints…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Avery v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Williams v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Kessler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938
- Ross v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Olson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
- Stern v. State Ex Rel. AnselCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Lopez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
- James Otis Cunningham v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Joe Cephas Singleton v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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