Linder v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of assault with intent to rape upon one Nona Whitlow and his punishment assessed at five years confinement in the penitentiary.

Appellant’s family and that of prosecutrix lived in the same neighborhood. On the afternoon preceding the night upon which the offense was alleged to have been committed appellant appeared at the residence of prosecutrix’s father and informed her there ivas going to be a “candy pulling” at his home on the night in question and made an engagement to take her. On the return from the party prosecutrix says appellant stopped the car…