Legal Opinion
Swinney v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 5, 1975No. 50340PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROWN, Commissioner.
Appellant was convicted by a jury of assault with intent to commit rape. The jury assessed punishment at 75 years in the Texas Department of Corrections.
The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. The record reflects that late in the afternoon of February 10, 1969 a man identified as the appellant entered the complainant’s apartment, assaulted the complaining witness and then attempted to rape her. After leaving the complaining witness’ apartment the appellant was seen by two other residents of the same apartment complex. One, Jim Brownell, gave chase and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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- Lowery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Paprskar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
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3Cited by27 opinions
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