Thomas v. State

BETHEA, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Travis County on a change of venue from Lee County for the offense of rape upon one Minnie Carlo, and his punish ment assessed at ninety-nine years in the penitentiary. This is the third appeal of this case. The first two appeals will be found in 98 Tex. Crim. Rep. 428, 266 S. W. 147; and 102 Tex. Crim. Rep. 575, 279 S. W. 278.

Appellant complains of the action of the learned trial judge in overruling his motion to quash the indictment. We are not in accord with this contention. The indictment follows the form laid down in Branch’s…