Legal Opinion
Coleman v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 3, 1948No. 23948PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRUEGER, Judge.
The offense is rape. The punishment is death.
The record reflects that the injured party was employed at the Landon-Cummings Cafeteria; that on the night of July 5th, 1947, she was relieved from duty a few minutes before ten; that she took a bus to go to her home neár La Famo at which time appellant also boarded that bus; that when the bus arrived at La Famo she got off and started walking home. The moon was shining and some flares were burning near the route from La Famo to her home. After she had walked some distance appellant approached her and said, “Don’t be afraid, I won’t…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Beachem v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
- Wesley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1930
- Nicholson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Clarke v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1966
- Ortega v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Alexander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1956
- Henson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Wiley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
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