Soliz v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Rape by force is the offense, with punishment affixed at fifty years’ confinement in the penitentiary.

This prosecution arose in Duval County. The state, through its district attorney, sought to have the venue changed. The trial court, upon his own motion, changed the venue to Jim Wells County, which is not only the county nearest the courthouse of Duval County but also in the same judicial district.

When the case was called for trial in Jim Wells County, appellant filed what he denominated a plea to the jurisdiction of the court. The basis for such contention, however, was that…